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2534  Seneca  (the  Philosopher)  Concerning  Benefyting,  that  it  too  say  the 
r.-R  Dooing,  Receyuing,  and  Requyting  of  Good  Turnes.  translated  by 

L /3,  Arthur  Golding,  4to,  black  letter,  new , calf  extra,  rare.  18$ 

|.  ' /j?Sy,  “ '* London.  J.  Bay,  1578 


4 m*  4 woorke  of  the  ex- 

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fsAnn&m  Seneca  concerning 
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Seneca^  concerning  TSenefytwg,  or  the  doo- 

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knou>cuot, either  Ijotoj  too  bctfoBi,o? 
IjoBi  too  take  gooo  turnes*#  o?  it  fo* 
'lotucti)  of  confequece,  tbat  tlje  goon 
turns  tolnd)  are  ill  bettomeB  (boulti 
bee  t i onieo  3nn  tl)erefo)e  if  tbei  bee  not  requitcn.tt  is  too  late 
fo?Bs  too  ccmplapn,  fojafntucbeas  tljei  mere  loll  in  tlje  Bette 
beftoming  of  them  ♦ Sub  it  is  no  maniell  tbat  among  fo  manp 
atm  fo  greate  Bpces,tljcre  is  nottemoje  rpfe  tljan  Btttbankful* 
jtelTe.3;  fee  manp  caufes  thereof* 

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tljjotie  them  amap , than  bcfloUse  tljern  ♦ 9no  31  can  not  eafelp 
fap.tnbetber  it  beemojelbamc  too  Bcnp  a man  a benefited?  too 
clatme  it  ageitte,  f o?  tbis  is  fudje  a kpime  of  creBtt,  as  a man 
mult  reccme  no  mo*e  oftt.tljat  is  franklp  offereB  bpnt.ffiltber* 
of  too  millike,t  ruelp  it  is  tbe  fottleft  fiiame  tbat  ca  bee,etten  in 
tbis  refpca,tbat  too  tbe  Difcljarge  of  tbis  creBtt,  tljere  necBetb 
not  nieltb,buninll  ♦ jfo?  be  requttetb  a gooB  turne,tbar  oBoctlj 
it  toillutglp.  !But  Babcrras  tljofe  are  too  blame, tbat  cattot  6m> 
in  tbetr  bart  fo  muclje  as  too  arknntoleBge  it:  there  is  a faulte 
inbs  alfo.COoc  fprme  manp  BntljakfuU,  but  Bieemakemojfo? 
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tefic,notonelp  after  teee  Ijaue soon  goos  turttes,  but  alfoeuett 
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Jpgljt  tntreataunce,o?  teitlj  once intreataunce i iIBbatisbe, 
teljicbc  fufpecf  ing  tljat  fometeljat  fijouls  bee  requeues  of  bint, 
ljatlj  not  knit  tfo  footers  ,turneb  ateateljis  face , fepttes  bu^t* 
nel&,teitlj  long  aim  enoielfc  bptalke  purpofelp  cut  of  occafton 
of  fute , ans  bp  funs?te  scuifcs  salies  out  the  necelfttie  tljat  re* 
quires  fpeese  \ £D?ifbcteeretakenatasuauntage,eitfor  fo 
Ijatlj  mase  sclates, o?  flatlp  laics  nap  too  it.  £>?tfljegraunteB, 
it  teas  Ijarslp.it  teas  teitlj  afote?e  looke,  it  teas  tettlj  murmit* 
rpitg  teo?ses  fearer  bt teres  from  tlje  lippes.'But  no  man  teili 
glaslp  bee  in  ones  saunger , fo?  tljat  teljiclje  be  gettetlj  bp  int- 
pojtunatenelfe.ans  not  bp  gentleneflfe«Can  aitp  manne  bee  be* 
bolsen  too  fuclje  a one,  as  either  faHenesa  goosturnebppon 
Ijpm  fo?  a glojic,  o?  fo?ces  it  bpponljpm  in  a furie,o?  sis  it  too 
bee  r is  of  trouble.bccaufe  be  teas  teecrie  of  Ijpm?  fipe  mid  akes 
bis  markes  , teljiclje  tljinkes  that  partie  bounse  bntoljpm, 
teljomfobatbteeenes  teitb  long  selape,o?  to?mentes  teitb 
iong  ItngerpngXookc  teitlj  teljat  mpnse  a goos  turne  is  soon 
teitlj  tlje  fame  it  is  sue  ageme . Qins  tforefo?e  it  mud  not  bee 
soon  bnasuifeslp  t ( fo?  a man  otectlj  no  tljanke  fo?  tbe  tljing 
tebicbe  be  Ijatlj  gotten  at  fuclje  a ones  ljanse,as  teitfe  not 
teljat  ljesis)j$o?  lloteclp:(fo?  fitljtlje  ellimationof  alltourti* 
nesepensetlj  clj&flp  spon  tbe  toill  of  tfo  sooenbe  tljat  is  dote 
insooing.mapfemetoobaue  binsnteilling ) jQo,no?pctoif* 
seinfullp : fo?  inafmucfoas$2ature  batlj  fo  frames  bs,  tljat 
flj?ctes  turtles  fincke  sceper  in  our  Ifontackes  tljan  goos  tur* 
ncs.fo  as  tlje  goos  bee  fooncfo?gotten,but  tlje  other  If  icke  fad 
inrememfoatmccitebat  can  Ijelooke  fo?,  teljiclje  sifpleafetb 
euen  in  pleafurpng  ? 91  manne  is  tbankfull  enough  totearses 
fuclje  a one,  ifbesoo  butbeare  teitb  bis  bnkpnselp  courtelte* 
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ties  ffouls  make  bs  tfo  floteer  too  soo  men  gooses?  6rfl(as 

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of  Benefiting.  2. 

3f  fatea)toee  our  felues  increaee  tbe  number  oftbent.  ^getne^ 
tlje  ©oas  tinmfljfaU  are  not  a? iuen  from  tljetr  neeaefuU  latutb* 
neire^fjougb  menne  beefcriclua  ana  butljouc  regarae  of  tfoem* 
Cljep  afetbetr  otone  Mature,  ana  beare  tottlj  tlje  totekea^ea, 
ana  tljep  aoo  gooa  etten  too  tljofe  tljat  afaufe  t Jjeir  gifcesActte 
as  then  follovuc  tlj£ foj  our  gupacs.fo  mttebe  as  mannes  frail* 
tie  auoojactlj.  JLet  as  giue  our  gooa  turnes,ana  not  put  tfjem 
outtoo  23fune,9Stojt|)ie  is  be  to  beeaecetuca^btcljempnaeo 
receuung  agetne,\a!;en  be  gaue. 

33 ut  bebatlj  baa  ill  fuccefte. 

33otbe  cljilajen  ana  toiuesaecetueour  eppetfatiomanapet 
toee  b jtng  ap  cljila  jcn,ana  Carrie  topues  Util.  &na  aiee  bee  fa 
beanflrong  agatnli  epperiente , tljat  being  banqutlbca  toee  go 
agetne  too  tbe  toarres,ana  after  lbipto?eck,toee  go  ageitte  too 
tfje  feas,  Upoto  muclje  mope  tbenbecommetlj  it  as  to  eonttneb* 
*ttaootHggooaturnesn»bicljetfamanb£ttotoenot,becaufebe 
tgeetuetlj  notjtben  befiotoetb  bo  too  tbccnaebemap  rccetue,^ 
fa  uilitfietb  betbecace  oftlje  antbankfull  .atttoo  toljom  it  is  a 
Ibame  not  too  reqttpte  if  tljep  mate.  Upotomanp  arebntoojtbt'e 
oftlje Ipgbt^^na pet tlje aatefp?tngetlj KtU.i^oaj  manpbe* 
toatle  tljat  euer  tljep  toere  bojtte^  9na  pet  Mature  peclaetb 
mine  iirue,ana  fufferetlj  tbofetoo  bto>toljt  tlje  baa  leuer  rtot  toa 
bee.3it  ts  tlje  proper  tie  of  a noble  ana  aertuous.mtnae,notratr 
tefpett  tlje  profit  of  toellaooing , but  tlje  toellaooing;  ttfelf: 
pea,ana  too  aoo  gooa  euen  after  it  batlj  met  tottlj  eutll  metute* 
Xoptoljat  nobleljarteanelfetoeretttoo  aoo  gooa  too ma»p, if 
no  manne  aia  aecetue  ? 'Clje  tretoe  noblenelCe  then,  is  too  be* 
Cotoe  benefites  tljat  fljall  neucr  make  returns,  tobercof  tbe 
p^tncelp  Ijart  reapetfj  Ijis  frute  ottt;of  bans  ♦ ^urelp.fo  little 
ought  tljat  matter  too  aifeourage  mto,o?  too  Ijtnaer  tbeaoing 
offogooalpatbtngitbataltljougb  3ib)erepaftljaprof6natng 
a tbankfttll  perfone,pet  Iboula  3!  ratber  fo  jbeare  tlje  recetutng 
of  gooa  turnes.tljan  tbe  aootngof  tbem.jfojfre  that  aootlj  tbe 
not, is  bnkpnpe  before  anbp,nanefie  b to  offerea.  j^ettertljelelfr* 
to  fap  as  31  t!jinke,lje  tljat  renaeretlnoc  one  goo&tttrnefo?  an 
other, offenaetij  mo^e  tljan^e  that  aootb  itnotfpeeailp*  i 


Thefirftbooke 
CWeCecontie  Chapiter. 

If  lauifhe  too  all  men  thou  purpofc  too  bee, 

A like  of  thy  bcnefitcs:holde  thee  content. 

For  one  well  beftowed,a  number  too  fee, 

Onperfones  vnthankfull  quyteloft  andmiflpent. 

315  tlje  firll  berfe.a  ntanne  mate  finds 
faulte  mtclj  botlje  tbe  partes  of  tt. 
3Foj  neither  are  be  neff  test  to  bee  Iaf= 
Ibcd  out  upon  all  rnemand  as  foj  la* 
uiQ)enelTc,tt  is  bncommendabletn 
anp  tljing.and  lead  commendable  in 
benefices  ; fc?  if  pee  take  diferetion 
from  them,  tljei  ceafe  too  bee  benefi* 
tes  .and  mate  ratber  bee  calico  bp 
ialjat  other  name  pee  lift.Cbe  refioue  that  foilomecb,  ts  moon« 
derfull  geere.as  tobicb  totth  tbe  beftotopng  of  one  good  twrne 
ioell.comfojtetb  tbebefiotopng  ofmanp  amilfe.'ButfeeUpjap 
pou,  tf  it  bee  not  botl>e  tretoer.and  mo?e  agreeable  too  tbeno* 
ble  l;art  of  amell  Boeridjat  ktee  encourage  bint  too  ooo  good 
turnes.euen  though  belbottlo  befiome  none  toell*  jfoj  it  is  a 
falfe  grounds  ,toofap  that  manpmulHiee  loll.  315one  is  lolf, 
fejaiimtcb  asbet bat  fopgoetb  it .made  bis  reckenpng  too  ba* 
?ard i t .♦  Cbere  ts  butonebaap  fo?  tljcetoo  doo  good  turtles: 
bell  obae  tbem.31  f be  render  anp  tbtng.it  is  Clare  gametaitd  tf 
be  render  not, pet  it  is  nolofTe . 31  beftoboed  it  too  make  a frees 
gift  ofit  ♦ jQojmatt  kcepcs  a regitfer  of  bts  benefices:  neither 
dootbtbecoucxousClfnrer  call  daplp  and  bob^elpbppon  bis 
&ctow*  &goodman  netier  tbtnketb  bpontbe  good  tournes  l)i 
batljdomi  .ercept  be  bee  put  in  mpitoebpbtmebat  requptctb* 
3fo) otberdipfetbcp pafle intoo $ nature  «fdetces.3[t is  a bple 
iifurie  too  kape  a rc'tkcntng  of  behefites  , as  of  ejtpenfcs* 
SHlbacfoeuer  fuecefle  tbpfamter  bcncfi&sbanebao , continue 
^oaillitmbefltwpngdppdubtbt^s.^ffeb^id  fo?  fbee.too 
* ief  tbemreftentong  tbe  dhtbankfuH  ,itdfio'm^itbeVlbante,oj 
oceafiou , opftarc  map’  atdnetvme  oj  other  make  tbankfull. 
v . - Ceafe 


ofBenefyting.  3. 

Ceafe  not  too  kelfoioe:  go  tk?ouglj  tot'tlj  tkpfooo?ke:annac* 
complifljc  tlje  mttte  of  agoonman.ljjelpet&is  mantoitljtljp 
goones,  tfjac  manioitlj  tljp  crcnit,  tke  tljirne  toitlj  tljp  fauour, 
an  otljet  miclj  cf)j»  counfell , ann  an  otker  toaitt)  tljp  mljolefomc 
itUfruerions. 

Cf|c  ttytiLC^apttet* 

€a  eucntoilnekealfes  perceiuemfjo 
noe  tljcm  pon : neitljer  is  tljere  anp 
Beafte  fo  fawaoce , but  t(jat  cljeri* 

filing  it, a man  fljall  make  it  tame, ann 
min  it  too  lone  kim.iUos  fttffer  tkeir 
keepers  too  Ijannle  tkeir  ntoutljes, 
ann  Ijurt  tljem  not . ]p?ouenner  toim 
net!)  tlje  toilne  Clepljantes,  eucn  tm* 
to  fiatufye  okeniece.  ^>o  mucljnootfj 
tlje  conttnuaunce  of  ntligent  cljerilkpng  oucrcome,cuen  tljofe 
tl>pnges  tljat  are  mitkout  tlje  compafle  of  unoerffannpng,  ann 
ccndneraticn  of  akenefite  . $ manpercljatmce  is  kntljankfull 
fo?  one  goon  turne:fo?  anotljer  Ije  mill  not  keefoJpekatlj  fo?* 
gotten  tmoo:^ke  tkirnttiiilk?ingkpm  too  rcmemb?aunce  of 
kotke  tlje  otkcrtljat  mere  dipt  atoap  ♦ 'Cljat  man  Ijatlj  loft  kis 
goon  turne  ,mljicke  in  Ijalfe  keleeitctlj  Ije  Ijatlj  lofteit.  But  fje 
tkat  Ijolnetlj  on,ann  loanetlj  keneflte  nppon  benefite ; m?eftet!j 
out  kinnenefife.euen  from  tlje  cljuriiflje  ann  fo?getfull  perfonc. 
J^eean  notkattetlje  Ijart  too  lift  kp  Ijisepcsagcinftemanp. 
SOljerefoeuer  Ije  turne  Ijimfelf  too  Ikunne  kt  s onmc  eonfei ece 
there  let  Ijim  fee  tijes . Befettc  Ijtm  rnitlj  tkp  benefites : ann  31 
mill  tell  tljeelnljattljefo?cc  ann  p?operticof  tkem  ts.tftljou 
miltftrftgiue  me  leaiie  too  ouerronne  tljefe  tkpngestkat  per* 
taine  not  too  tlje  matter:  namely  mljp  tljere  kee  tljjee  Orates, 
mljptljcp  kee  fnfers5ano  mkp  tljrp  go  kann  in  Ijann : mkp  rljep 
looke  fmpling.mljp  tljop  keepocng,ann  mljp  tljep  kcematnfs, 
aim  apparelen  inlooce  ann  (keere  raiment.  4>omemouinljaue 
itmenttkercbp,tkat  tlje  one  of  tljem  keflometlj  tlje  goon  turne  * 
tljeotljer  recetuctlj  tt,ano  tlje  tljtrne  reguitetk  it.  ©tlierfomc, 

Sl.iif*  jitccne 


Thefirft  booke 

nteette  that  there  bee  tfjjee  fortes  of  benefiting  t that  is  too 
to  it , of  befrff  nopng,  of  requiting , ano  both  of  receiupng  a no 
requpt  mg  together , H5itc  take  toljtrtje  of  tljefe  pou  lift  too  bee 
mto.iftlljatoootljtljismanerofknotoleogepjofitebs'j&Hljp 
toalkes  tljat  knot  in  a rounoellljano  in  Ijano  ? 3it  is  in  tljis  re* 
fpect,tljata  gooo  turne pacing  ojocrlpfromljanotooljano, 
Boot!;  neuertbclefTe  retnrnetoo  tljegiueriano  tlje  grace  of  tlje 
toljole  is  mate,  if  it  bee  anptoljere  broken  of?bttt  is  mod  beau* 
ttfulUf  it  contincln  toogetljcr  ano  kfepc  Jjis  ccurfe.'Cbe  canfe 
toljp  tljep  looke  fmpling,  is  fo?  that  the  coimtenances  of  fuc& 
as  b derue  toell3atc  cheerful!,  like  as  theirs  aifo  is  tooont  ton 
bee,botlj  toljidje  bdfotoe,ano  toljidj  receiue  benefites.^oong 
tljep  bee , bpcaufe  the  rememb?aunce  of  gooo  turnes  muff  ne* 
uer  toejc  olo^irginstljep  bee,bicaufebenefitesmuff  be  tottfj* 
out  fople,pure,ano  befp  too  all  men , toljerein  tljerc  ottgbt  too 
bee  no  bonoage  no?  conffretnt*  3nO  tljerfoje  thep  toeare  loots 
garmentes , botobeit berp  fhe.ere  ano  thin , bicaufe  toeloooin* 
ges  are  milling  too  bee  feene*  8omit  ncto  tljat  feme  man  bee 
fofarre  in  tbjaloomme  tootlje  Creekes,as  too  bpholo  that 
tljefe  tljinges  arc  neceflarie : pet  is  there  no  man  tljat  can 
oeeme  tljefe  tljinges  folotoing  toopertepne  tootlje  matter: 
nantelp, tljat  *y£gie  fljoulo bee  tlje  z\ue{t>£upt>rojyne  tlje  miooie* 
moll , ano  Thaieia  tlje  tljtro  x toljiclje  are  names  that  Hefodus 
gaue  thcm»$no  tofjereas  Hefiodtu gaue  them  tljefe  names  bp* 
ponpleafure:euerpmanto?elfeth  the  interpretation  of  tljem 
atcojoing  asheedjinkes  tljep  toillbefffitljisotonepurpofe, 
ano  inoeuereth  too  applp  them  bntoo  fomc  meening*  Homere 
tljerfoje  djaungeo  tlje  name  of  one  of  tfjem,ano  calico  Ijir 
ftheafyw  ano  Ijebjought  Ijir  foojtlj  bntoo  a martageitoljerbp 
pe  map  knotoe  tljep  bee  no  cIocej2unnes:3l  caitfpno  pouano* 
tljcr  Po^tljat  bjinges  tljent  foojtlj  toitlj  (Siroles  about  tljem, 
ano  Cares  of  Cojne  in  their  (janoes^ea  ano  <JMer curie  itan* 
oetljtoitlj  them:  not  bicaufe  reafon  commenoetb  beneStes, 
but  bicaufe  it  fo  pleafeo  tljef)einter.  chryfppm  alfo(in  toljom 
is  fo  excellent  fbarpnelfe  oftoit , ano  fo  perctng  intoo  tbc  boc* 
tome  oftlje  trutlje , toho  fpeaketlj  altogithertoo  tlje  purpofe. 


of  Benefiting. 


4- 


anMifetbnomoinooibesthanferuefo?  the  bnoerif  aiming  of 
tljc  matter : )BttfFctij  all  bis  booke  ioitb  tfjefe  topesjfafomwcb 
that  befpeaketb  berp  little  of  the  maner  oftbcbeifoinpng,  re* 
cciuing,^  requpting  of benefites.  Meitner  pobmerctb  be  tbefe 
tinges  n>itb  4FabIes}but  fables  initb  tbefe  tht'nges  ♦ if  o?  bc0= 
beS  t be  fats  tbtngs(lutjtclj  Hecaton  lv)?pectlj;  Cbryjippus  faiett?, 
that  tljc  tlj'fce  ©races  are  tlje daughters  of Jupiter  ana  Eurim- 
^,anb  that  tbep  bee  poongertbantbef,)ob>?esJbutfarremo?e 
beautiful!  of  face, ana  tberefo?e  arcappointeb  too  inait  bppon 
Venus t spojeouer  bee  tbtnbes  tbe  name  of  tbeir  mootber  to 
make  greatlp  too  tljc  matter,  jf  o?  Ijc  fatetb  Ibee  boas  calleb  Eu~ 
>7^^,bicaufebccbaaneeDetoobee  a man  of  greate  toeltb, 
that  ffjoula  aoo  manp  men  goob,  &s  boljo  biouib  fap,tbat  moo* 
tbers  ioereiooot  too  bee  nantea  after  tbeir  &augbters,o?  that 
poetes  repoitca  treto  names.jftap  berelp , Jike  as  a reporter 
of  nemes  bfetij  boBmeflc  in  flea  of  memo?ie , ana  Uiljen  be  can* 
not  rcaaelp  bit  bppon  mens  names,gtuetb  them  fome  name  of 
bis  obmemakpng : euenfo  Toetes  tbinke  it  not  materiaUtoo 
fap  trutlje : but  either  bppon  fo?cc  of  neceflitie,  o ? bppon  ima* 
gtnation  of  comeltneiTe , tbep  tearnte  a man  bp  fuebe  name  as 
fomctpme  maketb  trirnlp  ageinif them*  Bci tber  is  it  anp 
cracke  too  tbeir  creait , though  tbep  enlarge  tbe  matter  initb 
fomcneine  beuice  of  tbeir  obinc,  jfo?tbe  ialf  mencionea  Ton 
makes  tbefo?efaib  iaaies  to  beare  names  of  bis  appotntpng* 
3nb  tbatpee  mapknoine  it  too  bee  fo , bebola  Thaleia  ( aboiut 
inborn  is  meftaaoo)  is  tnitlj  Hefiodw  one  of  the  ©races , ana 
initb  Homer  one  of  tlje  SgHifes. 


CCtyc  fourty  Chapter, 

Ut  lealt  31  ooo  that  thing  mpfdfe , inbiebe 
31  finae  faultinitb  in  others : 3 toil!  ieaue 
ail  tbefe  topes , tobicbe  are  fo  farre  out  of 
tbe  matter,  that  tbep  come  netbpng  neere 
it  no?  about  tt.SDnelp  Banb  thou  in mp  be* 
fence,ifanp  man  ebaroge  ntee  fo?  control* 
ling  of  ckryfippus  (in  goon  footbia  greate 

Clerke, 


1 lie  firft  booke 

clcrk.but  pet  a©mk,  tohofe  (barpnes  of  tost  being  otter  cbm, 
is  fooncbluntec  anti  oftentimes  turned?  cege : $U)!jenttfec- 
metbtoaooofomcb}batjitp?icketb,butpcarcetl?nottb?ougb. 
jfo?  mhat  Ibarpneffe  ofbitt  is  tins':  Ifpefbonlo  fpcak  of  P5cnefi* 
tes^nc  fet  o^ocr  in  a thing  that  moll  of  al  other  knitteth  men 
togithcr  in  feloboflnp : he  Ihoulc  hauemace  a lame  too  line  bp, 
fo  as  neither  bnacuifec  plpantneffe  might  bee  fetbpbnccr  co* 
lour  ofgentlcncffe:  no?liberalitie(mbicbe  ought  too  bee  nei- 
ther f kant  no?  ouerIaui(h)bee  reffreinec  bp  the  fame  rule  that 
goeth  about  toomeafureit*  ilpc  {bottle  l?aue  taught  mentoo 
rcrciue  millinglp , anc  too  rcgupcemilluiglpranc  that  thofc 
mhiclpe  bptte  men  bp  their  ceeces,  p?ouoke  them  too  a greate 
eneounte?,  not  onelp  horn  too  matcljc  them , but  alfo  horn  too 
furmount  them  in  gooc  mill , bicaufc  that  heemijiche  muff  re* 
gitptejneuer  ouertafeethjtfhe  haue  not  outgone*  ^heone  fo?t 
mere  too  bee  taught  too  bpb?apc  nodjpng : aub  the  other  fo?t 
too  thinkc  thcmfeiites  the  mo?c  inCettc*t£oo  this  molt  hono* 
rableltriupngmljo  might  ouermatche  other  in  cooing  gooc, 
chryfpfus  edwtetl?  bp  telling  bs , that  inafmuchas  the  <S5ra* 
ces  bee  inters  oaugl?ters,mee  mult  betoare  that  mee  tbinkc  it 
not  a fmall  offence  too  their  father , if  me  offer  m?ong  too  fo 
trim  JUctes.^eaclj  thou  niee  fomc  of  thofc  thinges  that  ntap 
make  mee  the  fo?etoarcer  too  coo  men  gooc,anc  the  thankful- 
ler  too  fucljc  as  ceferite  mcll  at  mp  hanc : toherehp  the  mpnes 
of  them  that  make  menbeljolcen , anc  of  them  that  arebehob 
cen  map  Itriue : the  belt omers  too  fo?get,  anc  thecetters  too 
hcare  in  ?cmcmb?attnce*  &nc  as  fo?  thefe  topes,leatie  them  bp 
too  To etes, \oi)ok  pttrpofe  is  too  celiglit  mens  eares,  anc  too 
frame  pleafaunt  tales.’But  as  fo?  tljofe  that  meene  too  ameno 
ntennes  cifpofitions,anc  too  mainteinefaithfuinefie  in  mo?Io* 
Ip  affaires, anc  too  imp?int  the  rememh?aunce  of  gooc  turnes 
in  mennes  mpnees  .•  let  them  fpeake  earnefflp,  ancceale  effe* 
ttuallp : bnlcuepmhaunce  thou  tmagin, that  the  ouerth?ome 
of  gooccooutg(  the  thing  of  all  others  molte  perillous  anc 
hurtfuli)map  bee  lettec  bp  Ipght  anc  fonc  fabling,anc  bp  olee 
ibiucs  Doting  reafonis* 


ofBenefyting.  5. 

fifty  Chapter* 

s £it  like  as  31  mull  otterromtefuper* 
i fktotts  tljtnges  tfo  mulls  31  neebes 
fbeuie,tljat  tkefirfl  leflbntehtcbtee 
ought  too  learne,  is  tehat  Usee  otee 
tehftee  fjatte  recctueb  agooc  turne* 
Jfo?  feme  man  thtnkes  be  otectfi 
tbe  Sponnp  that  bebatb  recetucb, 
I another  tbe  C6fu!flnp:  another  the 
lj3?cefthob  :anb  another  the  p?cfi- 
bcntlbip . Cbcfe  thingesare  baoges  of  betrefites , but  notthe 
benefices  themfelucs . Che  bemfite  it  felfe  map  bee  carte!)  ttt 
hart, but  it  cannot  be  toucheb  tetth  hano . Chere  ts  greatc  off* 
ferenrebetteeenethe  matter  ofabenefite,  anbtlje  benefitcit 
feife*Cherfo?c,nnther  ® olbjtto?  % tluer,  no?  anp  of  the  thin* 
gcstbatbreereceiueofout  neighbours, is  a benefite : but  the 
goob  bull  ofthe  gtuer.jftcuertbe'fcire,  the  bnffctlfull  regarbe 
oiiflp  the  thpng  that  is  feme  tetth  the  epe , anb  beltuereb  tettfj 
thehanbc  ,mib4)tib  m pofTcftion  t anb  as  fo?  the  thing that  is 
btf  re  anb  p?ccous  in  the  matter  <thep  fet  light  bp  it*  Cbefe 
thtnges tehicheteee hanbte  anb  loofee  bppan , anb  teh-dje  our 
greebineffe  ts  fa  fall  tpebbatoa'afe  tranlleojtte,  13  nh  miffor* 
tune  anbfo?ceinap  taKethtm  frombs.  IBut  a goob  turncem 
buretb  fttllpea  enen  tehen  the  thpng  that  teas  gibenn s gone, 
3Fo?  tt  ts  fuchea  goobbcrbe.as  nofo  cecanbuooo.  &s  for  ep 
ample : 3!  hawe  refheteeb  nip  freenb  from  pirates ; another 
enemp  catches  hpm  anb  caftes  hpm  fit  p?ifon : note  he  be  ee- 
tteth  Item,  not  of  mp  benefite  but  of  the  b fe  of  nip  benefite. 
grin  31  banefauco  a mans  chtfinen  from  flnpte?ecke,q? piuffer 
them  out  of  the  fp?e,ano  beltuereb  them  home  too  him  rafter 
toarb  either  fiknelfe  o? unfortunate  mtfchauuce  tafees  them  & 
tr  ap  from  him : pet  the  thpngthat  3!  gaue  in  them,  ednttnete* 
cth  turn  teithout  tbem«M the  thiiiges  therefore  that  tejongs 
fullpbfurpthe  name  of  a goob  turnr^re  but  tnftrumcntcs 
tehetbpt he  frenblp  goob  tetlhbttereth  it  felf . Che  fame  hap* 

&,f,  peneth 


The  firft  booke 

pcncttj  in  otTjcr  tT)inffes  itkeboife;  tnfomucbtbat  tljeffjebje 
the  thing  is  one  toljere,  ano 1 be  thing  it felf  another  inhere, 
%[yt  general  of  an  £rmp  rematoeo  tome  ^oulotcr  lnitbgar* 
Joitt’cs  fo?  fkaltng  o?fo?  rcfkeining : &3bat  p?eaolnfenefTe 
jjatb  the  ©arlono  o?Cronme  it  felf  ? inbat  bath  the  Hobe? 
tobat  Ijatb  tfjc  Scepter  ? mbat  Ijatlj  tfjc  Cl;ap?e  of  Cftate? 
Mjat  bath  the  Chariot  ? J2ane  of  all  tljefe  tbtnges  to  honour, 
but  the  Baoge  of  honour,  Cuenfo  the  thing  that  isfeeneig 

not  a benefite,but  tbt  Ggne  ano  token  of  a benettte, 

< * . 

Chapter* 

lf)at  is  a henefite  the  ? 3[t  is  a frentt* 
Ip  gooo  beetle,  giutng  glaonette  atm 
taktng  pleafure  in  giaittg,fo?einarB 
ano  rente  of  it  omne  octo?o,  too  coo 
the  thing  that  it  oooetb  ♦ 3 no  tfjer- 
fo?e  it  is  not  material  tnljat  to  noon, 
o?  rnhat  to  gtuen , hut  tottb  lubat 
mino.,f  o?  the  gooo  tttrne  eonlifeth 
not  in  the  thing  that  to  ooone  o?  gt* 
Z.  nen : hut  in  the  herpe  intent  of  the 
hooer  o?  gtuer.Sinh  that  there  is  greateo ifferencc  betinipt  the 
fapo  tbtnges, a man  map  percepue  eucn  bp  this,  that  the  bene- 
fice it  felf  to  gnelitonleffe  gooo : but  tljething  that  is  ooone  o } 
giuen,is  nepther  gooo  tin?  bao,  3Itts  themeening  that  aouau* 
cetbftnall  tbtnges,  ano  eitnobleth  bate  thtngeo : that  imba* 
ceth greate  thtngeo,  ano  oifgracetb thtngeo  of  elltmatton, 
Sf  o?  the  thtngeo  that  are  coueteo.ar e of  their  olmte  nature  net* 
ther  gooo  no?  euill : the  matter  Ifanoes  altogether  oppon  the 
bireeting  of  them  bp  the  mpno , lobich  hath  the  rule  of  them, 
ano  bahich  giueth  all  thingeo  thetr  rpght  names . “Chen  to  it 
itotthegoooturnettfelf,that  to  nomhercoo?oelinereo:  like 
as  aifo  the  honoring  of  ©oo  eonfitteth  not  in  the  flaughter  of 
beafteo,bee  thep  neuer  fo  fat  ano  glittering  batth  ©olo  .*  but  tn 
tbeoeuout  ano  rpght  rneemng  ofthemoo?fi)tppero.'Chcrfo?e 
are  gooo  men  religious , though  the?  otter  but  35?anin  Car* 
• chea 


e,anbnattoamee» 


ofBenefyting. 


6. 

tbcnbclfcfls  ttnberason  tbe  otberfpfie,eutU  menefcapenot 
tbe  blame  of  bngoolincfle > tljoughtfjep  imtyctoe  tlje  altars 
ttiitb  neuer  fo  muclj  Jiluo. 

C^c^uXfyaptct* 

Jf  goon  turner  confiffeo  tn  cfje  t&itt* 
ges,ano  not  tn  tbe  oerp  twit  of  oscfc 
oootngitba  fljouto  tf jep  bee  fo  much 
tbe  grcater,as  tbe  tljtnges  be  grea- 
ter toljicb  nice  recepue:  but  tbat  is 
not  fo.jfo?  oftentpmes  teee  bee  mod 
beboioen too  bins  tbat  gaue  os  final 
tb  urges, botob&it  tuitb  greate  goats 

bull : that  tmtbbts  bart  oio  match 

tbetoeltbof  Etttges : that  gaue  but  little,  bobebeett  glaolp: 
inbtcb  folate  bts  oomepouercie,toa  releeuerapne  t uibo  ban 
not  onlp  a gooo  tuill.bnt  alfo  a oefp^ouuelte  too  help  meeibiljo 
thought  Ijunfelf  too  recepue  a goon  turne  yiobenbeotb  oner 
&bo  gaue  i*  itbout  mptrtmrg  too  recepue , am?  recetueo  as 
tbougb  be  bao  not  giuen ;mbo  both  fought , ano  alfo  p euen* 
teo  orcaf-ontoo  boo  mee  geoo  .♦  ContrartbJtfe , Unacceptable 
(as  jifapD)aretbefbinges,eptber  that  bee  tmongout,  o?  tbat 
flip  from  tbe  beflofoc r*  fetme  ?bcp  newer  fo  greate  in  the  twoe 
booing , o?  in  tbe  outmaro  apparance  ♦ &no  muchmoj*  mel§ 
come  is  tbe  tbmg  tbat  is  giuen  gu  ebtothait  the  thing  that  is 
giuen  truth  fullbano,  Jt  tons  a fmall  thing  tobteb  tbat  mass 
beftptoco  bppon  ntee  s bwt  be  toas  able  too  boo  no  mo;e.  ageits 
it  rs  a greate  thing  tbat  tlnsman  gawe  meerbut  be  call  bouts 
butbemaoeoelapesrbur  be  fpgbeo  tabenbegaue  itmee  x bus 
be  gaue  it  bifbcinfuHp  t but  be  blasts  itabtot>e,ano  bement 
not  too  pleafe  him  too  t»b«n  be  gaue  it  tbe  gaue  it  too  hi* 


The  firlT:  books 

© fud;  tpme  as  manie  men  ( ccbe  one  ac* 
casing  too  his  abilitie  ) offmti  mante 
tlnnges  Unto  Sr  crates : Sefcljines  bring  a 
poojeftholcr  of  bts,fato : ^>pj , 3 fpno  no* 

. thing  of  fufFtjC  tent  UiOjtfjmcfe  too  befioine 
oppoit  p cu,ano  bp  that  meanes  3 feele  mp* 
felf  too  bee  pooje . 'Sberfo? e3  giue  Ontoo 
pou  t!je  onlp  thing  tljat  3 baue.eueit  mpfelfCljis  pjcfent.fuclj 
asiti0,3p)ap  pou  take  in  gooo  oooojtbe : ano  conOoer  tljat 
toljeras  others  hauegtuen  mutch  ontoo  poit,tljep  baue  left 
tnoje  too  themfelues.Co  toljom  Socrates  anfincreo : &no  0)ljp 
is  not  the  gift  tljat  tbou  Ijafte  giuen  niee  greate.as  Oocll  as 
theirs  ? onlefife  percljaunce  thou  thtnke  tbp  felf  little  tooojtb. 
30iillooo mp inoeuertberefoje , too  reftojetljee  too  thpfelfj 
better  than  3 recepueo  thee,3n  this  gift,  zsiefchwes  furmoft- 
teo  tljc  rnpno  of c sllctbiades  matcljeo  toitlj  equall  ricljes , ano 
alfo  tbebountifulneffe  of  all  tl;e  tljetoeltljppoang  men* 


C^c*tjc,£ljaptct* 

£1  2Du  fee  Ijobotlje  bare  map  fpno  toberimtlj 
too  beeliberaleuenin  tljebtter  mdrelTe  of 
pouertieJpi  fecmetlj  too  mee  too  Ijatte  fapo 
I tljus:©  fojtune,tljou  ijafftnoonne  nothing 
bp  making  mee  pooje.  jpo?3tt>tll  Metier* 
tljelelfefpno  out  a gift  rnecte  foj  tljis  man: 
ano  bpeaufe3  cannot  giuebim  of  tbpne,3l 
toill  giue  !jf m of  mpne  oome  ♦ 3no  there  is  no  canfe  inhp  pee 
gjoulo  tljtnke  he  maoe  frnall  account  of  himfelf : be  gaue  him* 
felf  in  ejtcljauge  f 0}.SocrateslLihc  a intttfe  fetloioe,be  fotto  the 
meanes  (join  too  min  Socrates  too  himfelf.  tKUemuft  not  haue 
refpectboU)  greate  thinges  bee  : inljat  maner  of  perfonebets 
that  giuctb  them.  ^>ome  ftnebeaoetrTeloine  grauntetlj  accelTe 
etten  onto  fitch  as  are  onmeafurable  crauers.ano  feeoetlj  their 
importunate  oefpjes  toith  faire  too  jos,  mpnoing  not  too  help 
them  at  all  in  oeeoc.T&ulj  pit  boojfe  is  be  too  bee  Ukeo  of  ,tnho 
being  cljurUlb  in  fpeeebe,ano  foioje  in  countenance , octeretb 

W 


of  Benefiting.  7. 

bis cm  b3itlj  bifbeine ♦ tfoi  men  boo  botlj  fatotte bp  pan  bint 
tljrac  is  tit  p?ofperitie,anb  alfoenupeljtnr.peaanb  tljep  bate 
bim  c?jat  booelj  but  as  tbemfelues  tooolb  boo , if  tbep  coulb. 
&>ome  men , bpcaufe  tbep  bauebilhoneGeb  other  mens  tomes, 
f'anbtbatnotpjuielpbutopenlp)are  content  too  lenb  tbetr 
otone  topuesbnto  other  men>3if  there  bee  ante  man  that  toil* 
not  fuffer  Ijts  topfc  too  fetfoojtb  birreiftoo  fale  inljir  Cocbe, 
auo  too  bee  taunceb  from  place  too  place as  a ga^ingGock  foj 
all  men  too  toote  at : be  is  a &ubefbie,aClopnc,anb  a cankrco 
Carle, pea  anbaljattngffockeamong  greatelabtes.3fftljcre 
bee  attp.  tljat  batlj  not  blafeb  btntfelf  bp  forne  louer  , o;t  lent 
Ijts  Emg  too  another  mannes  topfe  i btm  boo  tbc  bjaue  Da* 
mes  call  a fipootp3ake,a  fojte  leacljer,anb  a finglefoalb  loner. 
Jpeeruppon  commetb  it  too  palfe , tljat  toljojcbome  is  counceo 
Ijonea  toeolocke : anb  in  tlje  opinion  of  bntopui  ng  3?acljelerss 
nomatt  batlj  toebbeb  a toife,but  Ijc  tljat  batlj  tnuegleb  bit  front 
birCpufbono.  jFurtbermoje,tljeponetoljple  ftriue  totoaae 
toljatfocuer  tljep  can  r ap  anb  renb : anb  anon  toitb  like  coue* 
toufenefle  tljep  lirpue  as  fall  too  ftrape  toogetljer  agent  tlje 
tljinge s tljep  baue  fcatereb.'Cbcp  fetall  at  Gp  anb  at  feuem  bif* 
bepntng  other  mennes  poucrtteuins  bjcabtng  their  otonejanb 
as  foj  otljerbarme.tljepfeare  none.Cbep  fpare  no  tojong,buc 
make  Ijauocke.oftlje  toeakerfo?t,anb  keepe  tljem  bnber  tottb 
fojceanb  feare,  jfsp , tljat  jouinces  are  pilleb , anb€)  ffices 
cljoppeb  anb  djaungeb  tottb  toning anb  booing  from  man  too 
inamtt  ts  no  toonber,  conftber  tng  that  bp  tljelLatoeof  alreal* 
mes, a man  map  fell  that  tolji  cbe  be  Ijatb  bought. 


- ,;1 

E^tbematteritfelfljacb  pjottokeb  ntee  foo! 
rauge  further  than  3 thought  too  bane  boon* 
Cljerfo?e  let  bs  fo  enb  it , as  tbe  blame  Ipgbt 
not  altogether  bppon  our  pjefent.age  . Chts 
baue  our  Jfatljcrs  complapn  fc  of , this  com* 
plapntoee  of  ,anb  this  (ball  our  pofle rme  complapn  of  t tljat 
goob  bebaupour  is  ftibuerteb , tljat  letobneffe  retgneilj , anb 

25.  it;.  tljat 


Thefirftboofce 

that  tbe  too?  to oecaping  into  a!!  kpno  oftoicke5ntfle,gratoet& 
cuerp  oaptooojfe  efjan  otbcr3$cttottb£ianotng>  tljefeebtngejs 
itccpc  at  one  ftap,anl«  (liall  keepe  loaitfj  (mail  oooesbnoerojoa 
ner,itke  tbe  toattc3  of  tty  &>ea,tobicb  tbe  'Cpoe  at  bis  fiolmng 
Imngetb  further  in.ano  atljts  ebbing  ojatoetb  back  agemtoo 
cbciicecrmotJpointesoftljefija^e.  £>ne  inbple  menlbaH  fin 
4ito?c  in  toboitoame  than  in  otberbtces)anO'Cbaftttte(bal  bane 
no  flap of  !)irfdf.9nocljcr  toljple  outrageous  feafttng  (ball  flo» 
iilbe>ano  the  J&itcbtn  (bail molt  (bamcfullp  oettour  mennes  li* 
litngesi.&nothertobple  the  toojlo  Ibalbee  giuen  £oo  ouermuc(j 
curioufenefie  of  apparcli  ano  regaro  ofbeautie.betojaptng  in 
djebootetbeoefopmttc  ofthempno  ,3!n  another  age  tnojot* 
ti3tc  liberate  (ball  turtle  foo  malapert  bebauour  ano  flat&uf* 
flanrte,  ©tbcrtobplcs  men  (balbe  fee  tobollpbppott  crueltte 
aatocllpubltklpasp;ttuatelp,ano  (ball go  toogttber  bp  tbe 
fares  ltftemaofoik,toberbpalEeligton  anorpgbtfijalbce  co* 
founoeo,  ^betpmeintll  conic  that  D?unkennelTe(baibeebat» 
incfttmatton.ano  tcfljalbercotmtco  anertetotoo  qttaffe  much 
topne.  dir  ceg  conttncto  not altoapes  at  one  (lap , but  arccuer* 
moje  fleeting  ano  at  toarre  among  tbemfeues  ano  in  ctsrmop- 
iing  ooo  beatte  out  one  another  bp  f urnes.&tio  ptt  fo?  all  that, 
tore  map  atmapes  fing  one  fong  of  ourfelucs:  naugbt  mee  are 
naugbt  toce  mere  t auo(lotb  31  ant  too  fap  it.)  naugbt  toecfbal* 
bee*  Cbemojlo (ball  newer  bee  tottbout  spurtberers  .^pjtan* 
tcs,'Cberues[>2Bbo?emoongers,  CrtOKumers,  Cbnrcbrob^ 
bers,ano  €-rapto?s*  3Sencatball  tbefc  mere  anbntbaukfnU 
perfonc/atttng  that  al  tljefe  pjoceeoe  from  a tljanklefle  mpno; 
tottbout  tobicb  tbere  batb  not  Ipgljtlp  grotueu  ante  greate 
mifcbee  f,©n  tbpne  ornne  part  efebett?  tboutbe  committing  of 
this, as  the  greatefl  fault  tbat  can  bee  t but  if  another  man  efi- 
tmt  tt.beare  tottb  teas  alpgbt  offence.  #01, all  tbebarme  tbae 
tbou  eanfl  recepue  bp  it,is  but  tbe  lo  (feoff  bp  gooo  turne.'But 
tbe  btft  ofit/mblrb  is, tbat  tbou  bail  bcltotoco  it ) temapnetfc 
tobolc  untorbee^omtben.ltke  as  ljeeoe  is  too  bee  taken  tbae 
toe  befiom  our  bent  fttes  fpeeiallpvppS  fuebas  toilbeetbank* 
full  foj  them .*  fo  mufl  toe*  beflotot  anoooo  fome  gooo  turns. 


of  Benefiting.  8. 

tuen  tobere  toee  banc  no  poo  opinio  at  al ; not  onlp  although 
*nce  mtffru&tbat  cljcp  UJtlbre  ontbankfuU  hereafter , but  alfo 
though  toee  knotoe  dcm  too  bauebin fo  before  * 3s  fo?  epant* 
ple-3If  3!  can  faue  a thank  lefic  mans  djtlo?cn  from  fomc  groat 
oaunger.ano  reffo?e  them  too  btmtotffyout  tnconucmeticc  too 
wpfelf.' 31  Ibalnot ffickctoo  ooo it.  &s fo? a tooo?tljteman , 31 
(ball  oefeno  butt  tottb  tbe  Ioffe  of  mp  bluo , ano  bazars  mpfelf 
too  ooo  bpm  gooo,9lfo  tf  31  cau  fauc  an  bntoo?tbio  man  from 
robbtngbp  rapftng  bcto  anu  krpe : tt  (ball  not  greeue  moo  too 
«uoo?o  btm  mp  bopco  too  ooo  butt  gooo , bpoaufo  Ije  i s a man. 

C^c.pt  .Chapiter. 

^ foUotoctb  tljattoee  occlarc  tobat 
benofptes  are  too  boo  beffotoeo , ano 
boto  ♦ jFirff  lot  bs  bcftotoc  fuchas  bee 
ttooofull , foconblp  fwrbe  as  bee p?oft* 
table.tbtrolp  fuoboas  are  acceptable, 
anotnanptopfe.ourable . ’But  toee 
mull  begin  at  fttelje  as  areneeofull. 
jfo?  tbingestbat  roneernelpfeo?  It* 
wing /ooo  touche  a rnannes  mpno  o* 
tbertopfe  than  tbe  tbtnges  that  ooo  but  garnifije , o?  fttrntlbe 
bim.3  man  map  toell  make  Ipgljt  account  of  the  thing  that  be 
mapeafip  fo?beare,  of  tobiclje  it  map  bee  fapo , 3 paffe  not  fo? 
tbebauing  of  tt,3i  am  cctent  tottb  that  toljiclje  31  baue  ofttipne 
otone : pea , ano  toben  a man  ran  fpnoc  in  bis  Starts,  not  ottelp 
too  fenoe backc  the  thing  tbat  be  reeepuetb,but  aifo  too  caff  it 
atoap.SDf  tbinges  tbat  bee  neeofult,fomme  djalcnge  tbe  cbeef 
toome, toitbouttobicbetoee  ramtot liue : Nomine ebalcttoge 
the  fccono  roomec , toidjout  teljidje  toee  Qjoulo  not  line ; ano 
fomnte  tbe  tbtroc  roome, tottbont  tobicbe  tore  tooulo  not  liue. 

€>ftbe  8rfffo?t  bee  fuebe  as  tbeis : too  bee  refcetoco  out  of. 
tbe  banocs  of  enemies.from  tbe  crudtie  of  Cp?auntes  ,from 
arreignement,  ano  from  tS)e  ltmo?teano  oncmaine  perilles 
tbat  befeege  rnannes  Ipfe.  Jfront  tobicbefoeuer  oftbeis  ijjin* 
gestoeerto  a man,  tbe  greater  ano  terrtbierttts*.  tbemope 

mm 


Tlie  firftboofce 

tbattKe  (ball  “bace  torn,  f ot  ft  roitnctb  afuiapes  tn  the  it  ntpnoe, 
from  boot  greaeemiferies  tljep  mere  oeiiucreo , attotlje  feare 
tbatoientbefoje.isanaouauncmgoftbe  goooturnetbatcni 
fetoetb  v Pec  nottmtbftaooing.,  mce  mull  noecfjcrefojc  isfe  tbe 
telfe|afc in  fautiig  ofaman,  tbanoiee  can,  too  tbe  enoe  that 
fea&map  ma&e  our  poo  tttrneof  moj’eojetgbt . . jSejct  mttoa 
tf  eis , are  ttje  tbinges  webont  mltdjt  voce  may  in  oeeoe  line: 
Ijombceit  mfuebctopfc  as  ainanljao  letter  becoeao : as  iiber- 
tie,Cbafritie,ano  a poo  mpno.3ftct  tbets  toee  map  place  tbe 
tbinges  that  arebeereomoo  os  bp  reafon  of  &itaunre,ktnreo, 
cuflomme.ano  lonpf  acquautcancc:as  cbtlo?en,mpues,  bornfc* 
ijoloano  fuelje  other  tbutgcs,mbiclje  t!je  mpno  Ijacijefo  tieerlp 
alpeo  to  a it  fe  If,  that  it  elteemes  itagreater  greeftoo  bee  pul* 
ieo  from  them, than  too  ope.^ben  foHomepjofitabletbntges, 
tnbirbe  bauc  funo  jie  ano  large  grounoestoo  Oioo^KeOppon, 
5Df  tljts  fojt  is  momipe.not  fuperfluous,  but  o joerlp  pjcparco 
foj  necclfarte  pfcs.-Ofthts  fa?t  aifo  is  5^onaur,amj  tpe  pjtocee* 
binges  bftbem  tljatfccke  tooelpmbebpgb:'fo?  ofaf pastes, 
tbebeff  istop?o8ta  mannesfrif  ♦ &s  touebpng  Ujc  tbinges; 
that fcrue but  fojoclpgbt, there  is  greate  ftajcoitbcm.  3!ti 
tbeis  toeemull  inoeuer.tljat  djep  map  bee  acceptable  fo;  djetr 
oppouumtie,djat  tljep  beenovcomon.butfurh  as  feame  baud 
bao.oj  frame  laurmitljm  that  cpme ; o?  utebe  as  tljougb  tljep 
iboenot  pjccsous  oftljeir  ornne  Jftoture.mapbccommc  accept^ 
ble  fo?  the  feafoit  o?  place  of  ebem , let  os  coufioer  what  map 
ooo  mode  pleafure  tuhen  it  is  offerco  , anombac  map  ofeeif 
comme  coo  bano  tuitb  bint  tljat  (ballbaue  it, fo  as  it  map  (lano 
Os  in  lleo  as  oft  as  teas  toieb  bint  Jlnanpempfe  let  os  bemarc, 
tbacmec  feno  not Onfit  pjeientes : as  bundngccatoetoo  a too* 
rnanoj  anoloman  5ojboofe'esontao  a Siopne,  p?  jRteteestoo 
one  that  ts  gtuen  too  lluoie  ano  learnpng.  Itkempfe  meemuH 
lookeaboutbs  on  dje  tontrarte  part,tljat  tubettoiecmpno  coo 
feno  acceptable  tbinges , torefeno  not  fuebe  tbinges  as  niape 
note  a mannesoifeafe : astopneto  aostunbaro  , o%  poticarie 
feare  to  a fillip  matt.JFoj  tbe  thing  becommetb  a Co?fie,$  not 
a Courte5ie,0)berein  tbe  oi  feafe  of  tbe  receiuer  is  noteo  bp  it. 

cm 


of  Benefiting  ^ 9. 

JFtlje  cljopce  of  giuing  bee  in  ottr  «latt& 
poioer.loecmuft  cljedlp  feke  curable  tijut- 
gcs .that our  gtftes  map  not  cpcouer  lja» 
flelp  ♦ jf 0?  fearne  are  fo  thankfull  as  too 
tljinlte  tippoit  a thing  that  tbep  bauc  met® 
uebjto&en  it  is  out  oftljetr  ftgljt.lSut  eueit 
tljanklelFe  perftmes  ftumble  cppon  tlje  re* 
mcmfyaunce  of  a gift  ,mljentbep  fee  it  before  their  epcs.fo  as 
ft  fufferetb  them  not  too  forget  it,  but  pjefentetlj  anc  offeretb 
bntoo  tfjent  tlje  giucr  of  tt.$ne  tr  uelp  fo  muclje  tlje  moje  cura® 
bletbingesmuftioee  feckeeoo  giue,  bccaufe  tore  mull  neuer 
putttije  receptter  in  tppmwsf  them , let  tbe  eerie  tljpng  it  feif 
reupuetberementbjtauneeof  it  that  mas  bamlbpngaCoap*  13 
bac  letter  giue  bluer  brought , than  copncc : anc  31  bac  letter 
gitte  images  anc  pictures , tljan  apparell  o j a tljutg  tljat  toill 
fbone  bee  tnojne  out.  f cause  tbinfce  tljem  felues  beljolcen  foj  a 
tljtng  mben  it  is  once  gone  ♦ ^ut  there  beemanp  tljat  neuer 
mpnc  tljinges  gtuen , longer  tban  tljep  ferttc  tljeir  ttttne* 
3Dljetcfo?etfitbee  polfible,31tollnotljaue  mp  gift  confuma® 
blc.Eet  it  abpee  toitlj  mp  frecnc,  let  it  flicke  bp  Ijpm,  let  it  line 
anc  epe  tottljljpnt . j$one  is  fo  fooltOje  as  too  neece coaming, 
tljat Ije  IboulC.itot  fettc  fbooojcplapcrs , o j bapttngbeaSes  too 
bimtbatis  gone  out  ofofficetoj  tljat  be  (bottle  not  giue^otn 
mergarmentes  tobteare  in  JOinter,  oj  JOtntergarmcntes 
too  toeare  in  tlje  Ijoate  Sommer.  3! nbefiotoing  benefpte35letc 
a man  follotne  comon  reafon.  JLetljim  obferue  tpme, place, anc 
petfomjfojfontmetljings  are  acceptable  oj  unacceptable,  ac* 
coding  too  tljeir  tpmes.KpoU)  muclj  mo  je  tbankfcoo  jtljp  is  if, 
if tcec  giue  a man  tbe  tljiug  be  bathe  not,  tban  if  toee  giue  Ijini 
tljat  toljerof  be  Ijatlj  lfoje?£)j  a thing  tljat  be  batb  long  fougbt 
anccoulcnotfpnc , tljan  a thing  that  is  too  bee  bac  euerp* 
biljerefiet  pjefentes  bee , not  fo  rauebe  coflip , as  rare  anc  ge? 
?on:anc  fucljeas  map  bic  tljemfelttes  coelcommc  eucn  entoo  a 
riclje  mam  JUke  as  comon  apples  tuit l;tn  feaoe  capes 

C.j.  after 


The  firft  books 

after  toilnot  bee  tooojtb  the  eating , are  toell  liken  token  thep 
comtne  rnoje  t pmeip  than  other  frutes  noo, $ Jfo  it  can  not  bee 
i |)at  fuelje  tljinges  (bouiti  bee  bneffeemeOjaa  either  none  other 
man  hath  giuen  them  tlje  like , oj  as  toee  ourfeiues  bane  not 
giuen  to  others  afo?e* 

CC^^uuC^aptcr. 

^ fP,},c  Alexander  M ng  OfMt- 
dedome  tuaht^on  fjim  abouetlje  fiatcof 
' a man,becaufe  he  ban  cottnquerco  the  Caftt 
the  Coryntkians  fent  their  $mhaffano?sto 
reiopce  toith  him  of  his  goon  fucceffe,ann 
offetentoo  makeh'mlo^n  of, their  Citte. 
2£Iljen  Alexander  Iatogljtn  at  this  kpltO  of 
CottrteficjMleenetter  (qp  one  of  the  9mbaiTano?s ) gatteanpe 
man  the  protection  of  our  Citie , faue  pou  ann  Hercules . Eheu 
take  he  totllinglpthchono?  that toas  offeren  him : ann  inter* 
tepning  the  ftmbalTaoojs  toith  feaslitig  ann  all  other  kpnn  of 
ropaUCourtelte,hegan  to  think toith  himfclf,  not  tofjat  thep 
toere  that  gauc  hint  this  hotto? , butmljatlje  himfclftoas  too 
inhontthep  ban  giuen  it.Snn  hemg  aman  giuen  all  too  glo?ie, 
(toljerof  he  kneto  iteptljer  the  nature  no?  meafure)tn  folotoing 
thefootefteppes  ofliber  ann  Hercules  /pea  ann  not  {taping 
there  tohere  thep  left  of,  )lje  turncc  his  epefroflt  the  giuers, 
too  him  toith  toljom  thepljan  matches  him  tuhonoj.  istoho 
mooln  fap,that  hpcatofc  he  toas  matchen  toith  Hercules, Jjzljm 
alrenpe  gotten  np  too  heauett  tohich  he  han  app?ehennen  in  his 
otone  bapne  imagination  ♦ jfo?  tohat  likenelfe  toas  there  he* 
ttoeene  Hercules  ann  thts  man  poong  fp?ingaln,tohom  p?ofpe= 
roufe  rafitneflfe  feruen  in  flencof  naleantnefle  ? Hercules  loin* 
itin  g nothing  too  himfelf,trauelen  otter  the  tohole  too?ln , not 
conquering  it,bttt  fettmg  tt  at  iibertie.jfo?  njljatcouio  he  tow, 
that  toas  an  ettempe  too  theeutUa  nefenner  of  the  goon,attn  a 
pactfpcr  hothe  of  fea  ann  lane  HBu t Alexander  ntas  from  his 
ehpinhon  a Eobber , a toaft  er  of  Countr  ics,  a neftroper  of  b is 
freennsastoell  as  of  bis  foes  > ann  fuel;  a one  as  mane  it  his 


ofBenefyting.  io. 

cbecf  felit itietoo  be  a terra?  too  a!!  men : fc?gett  mg  that  not 
only  t!jc  feerceft,but  alfo  euen  tfjc  comar&lpsft  beafts  are  feare& 
fo?  tbetr  hurtful!  pcpfmt. 

<&\)t  fourt^tcnc  iCijaptcr* 

©to  let  ns  return  agcin  too  our 
purpofe*  %\)t  benefptc  p is  beftotuea 
uppon  cuerp  man  mitbout  exception, 
is  beftomeu  uppon  noman  ♦ Ionian 
tljtn&s  btmfeif  bebotoen  too  ai»3ln» 
beeper  o?  too  him  that  fecepes  an  o?= 
Binaric  table,fo?  bis  tntertcmrment. 
neptljer  booth  anpetakeljimfelffo?  a 
biDBen  gtoeft,too  him  that  malts  a cos 
men  fcaft , lnberof  it  map  bee  fapB,mbat  bath  be  beitotocc  papa 
mee.?marie  euett  as  be  beftomeB  uppon  this  man  tofjont  hr  mas 
fcarce  acquapntcomitb,o?uppontbat  man  that  is  bis  utter 
foe  pea  aim  perebatmee  a uerpe  uarlet,<!£tbat.?oio  be  think  me 
aU)oo?tbteperfone?no,beutDitbuttoof0ttiebisoUjnebtimo?. 
lookemijat  thorn  moolucft  baue  men  aceepteo,tbat  make  tl;ott 
gc^o.&Ubo  can  abpue  too  bee  clopu  toitlj  anp  thing  ? let  noma 
Co  confer  tbets  toao?Bs  as  though  31  toent  too  reftrein  liberal 
fttte,anu  too  repne  tt  baebe  tuitlj  a rotogh  bit  .let  it  goe  at  as 
large  (cope  as  it  liftethrbut  let  it  go,?  not  gau,3  mamap  gtue 
infucb  tuple, as  although  a nomber  receiue  all  of  one  thing, 
pet  euerpntan  Ibal  think  bimfelf  too  bee  mate  mo?e  account  of 
than  p reft,  let  etterpma  baue  fome  familiar  tokemtubcrbpbe 
map  coneepuc  opinion,  that  be  tuaS  bettter  accepteu  than  o* 
tbers,let  him  fapr3i  baue  rccepueu  the  fame  thing  that  be  Bio: 
but  mpne  teas  onrequefteo  *31  reccpueo  the  fame  tbatbeuiur 
butinlbo?tertpme,U)berasbc  haoocferueB  icl6gafo?e  %l)stc 
arethathaue  the fame  thing : but  not  giuentuith  like  tuoo?BS, 
no?  tb  like  courtefte  of  the  bcftpioer.ljte  obtepneo  it  bp  intrea* 
tanceibut  3!  u^'M^eateo  tpo  take-  ie.  ^fjts  man  recciucB  as 
Snell  as  3! i but  be, is  able  too  requpteit  caftp , aim  be  is  fuel;  a 
cite  as  b»s  age  aim  lacke  of  cljtlBren  piomtfe  greate  things* 

C.ijf*  Although 


The  firfh  booke 


flltftottgfc  begaue  os  all  one  thing  : pet  toas  bis  gift  greater 
too  moeuiaros,  bpcaufe  be  gaue  toljcre  tbet  e to  no  hope  coo  re= 
ceiue.itke  as  a courtt^ane  fo  imparted)  birfelfontoo  manp  lo* 
tt£rs,a3  none  goetb  amap  mitbout  fonte  ftgne  ofljtr  kpnoljart: 
euettfo  betbatpurpofetbtoo  baueljts  gooo  turnestocllIikeD, 
Deupfct!)  botbe  bom  bemap  make  rnante  beljoioen  Onto  bint, 
atm  pet  tljac  rcfjc  one  oftbent  map  bane  fome  peculiar  popnt, 
labertntoo  prefer  btmfelf  before  tbe  reftoeui  * ^ut  3J  \utn  bcc 
no  btnoerer  of-gootmootngsXrbe  mo  aim  tfjc  greater  that  tljep 
bee,tbe  mo?e  com!  oacton  coo  tljep  procure Ji2euertbeleffe,lec 
oifcrettonheeofeo.  fo?  noman  can  Ukemell  of  tbetbtngSjtbat 
areooone  at  all  aouentures  ano  onaoupfeolp.aHberfo?c  if  ante 
man  tbtnkos(tngitttng  diets  precepts)  too  ftretgbtentbe 
irnumos  of  toelltmotng.atm  not  too  glue  it  free  fcope  pnomglj: 
mmomteolpbemtfconaruetljourleirons.jfojroljamrtueooo 
toee  mo?eretterence.?  Eomljatoertuc  glue  memo?eenco?age= 
mentf  €>?  too  mljorn  belogctb  tt  fo  mutcb  to  cjdm?c  men  tljer* 
too^asontoo  os  toljtcl;  utoeuer  too  ftablilb  dje  foctette  of  man* 
kpnoe? 


iuoo?tbte,f  not  twbeit  euerp  Ipgbt  occafiott  atm  onaoupfco  gee* 
rtfbneffe  offered)  it : tb e mb icbe  a man  map  oauntofas  cleere 
gotten  gooo , ano  tbanke  noman  fo?  tt  but  btmfelf.  ‘CermeflE 
tbou  tbcm  gooo  tttrnes , die  autbo?  mljerttff  $$fct  art  albameo 
tcobiteacknotoenof?  tmm  mucbmo?e  ajffefitaOle  are  tbep, 
atm  bom  much  mo?e  octpelp  fink  d;cp  tntoo  a mamtes  bicfi 


nettec 


of  Benefiting;  ir. 

nettertoo  Depart  ageitt , t»be»  it  oelpgbtetb bpm  tea  tljinbe, 
ratbcr of  inborn,  than  Daljat  be  Ijatb  receiueo  i Cmfus  ?af> 
fienus  mas  moont  too  lap,  be  bao  leuer  baue  fame  titemtes  iuD* 
gcment  than  tbeir  bettefpte , anD  forne  mennes  benefpte  than 
tbeir  iubgement  t anD  IjeabDen  epamp!es*3l  baa  leuer  (fapetb 
be ) too  baue  tlje  gooo  opinion  of  tbe  Cmperour  <u4uguttus: 
ana  3!  bao  leuer  baue  tbe  benefpte  of  Claudius  ♦ 'But  31  am  of  o* 
pinion  tbat  nomannes  benefpte  is  too  beeDefpjen  ,bibofeDifs 
cretioitis  too  bee  miflpfteo  ♦ (KEJbat  then? bias  not  tbe  gift  of 
Claudius  too  be  recetucD  ? jDis  marie  bias  it ; fpotobecit  as  at 
fortunes  banD,b3bo(as  men  fenoto)map  bpanbp  become  euill, 
UBbptben  DeupDe  Doe  tbefe  tbinges  tbat  areinterlaceD  toogi* 
tber  ?Ttisno  gooD  turne  bJbtcbbjantctbtbe  belle  part  of  its 
felf.tbatistoobut.toobeeDoonebJttb  oifcretton.flDtbers 
baife.a  greatemafle  of  apomtpe  (iftt  bee  not  giuen 
b)itb  Difcretion  anD,  butb  rpgbt  meeniitg)  is 

no  mo?e  a beiiefpte.tbana  Creature.  * 

®bete  bee  ntanp  tbinges  tbat 
a man  map  recetue,auD 
pet  not  bee 
inoet* 

teDfojtbem* 

si  irsmlrtsmed  0^3 a# aiiaee*  v.  - r 


The  ende  of  the  firft  Boofce. 


I hekcondbooke 
•The  fecond  booke  of  Lucius  An- 

n<zuj  Seneca  3 declaring  in  <~vnjha£ 

&pfe  atecfpte  goofttumc 

?:«>!»  ongljttoobee  bdtomeD. 


OTc  fttft  chapiter* 

5>  ucric  go  05  ffCCltD  Liber. let  bg 
confiner  tljat  mblcbe  remapneeb  of 
ffye.fojnier  part ; tljat  10  too  mit,af* 
ter  mbat  fo?t  gooo  turnes  are.  too 
bee  BooemCiLtbereof  mec  tljtn&es  31 
ran  fljeme  a Perte  rente  uiap*  let  us 
fo  boo  , as  mee  BtoulB  Per  ncoeit  bh» 
too.^efo^eaUjIct  Bs  Bootljetn  toit- 

itnglpXpecBtlpj  tmtt&out  Jfidung* 

Scarce  moojtlj  gramcrcte  is  tbe  gooB  turtle , tljat  deauetfj 
iongcootljs  IjanBes  oftlje  beftomer;  mbtcfjeaman  feemetlj 
lotf?  too  fo?go,ano  mb  tdje  be  feemetb  too  Bepart  mitlj  in  fudje 
topfe,as  if  it  mere  m?efleB  front  btm  peifojce.Jf  tljereljappett 
anp  Belap , lette  bs  in  anpmpfe  bsmare  that  mee  feetne  not  too 
ijattccaflaoutes  of  tbemattcrifojbe  tljat  Boutetb.isncpt  cow* 
fin  too  btm  tbatBenpetb;anB  fuebe  a oneBeferuetb  no  tbankes. 
jfoj  fetngtljat  tti  a benefite,  tbe  arceptableft  thing  is  tlje  gooo 
mtU  of  tbe  beff  omen  be  that  bp  bis  long  itirgerpngmitneffetb 
btmfdf  too  belt ome  Bnmminglpjbcfiometlj  not  at  all^ut  Bn* 
tomarDlpBjamdb,,badteft:pmbimtb5t  moulofapnebalebtm 
mt.spame  tbl^eetbat  b^omnttUber^ll , becatifc  tljep  baue 


tljofc  benefptcs  tljat  are  reoie  at  IjanB.tljat  contme  cafdp,  ana 
mbcrtn  there  is  no  flop  but  tljemoneflie  of  tbe  recetuer*®be 
bell  popnt  is  too  outgo  aniannesnefpje.ano  tljenept  is  too  fo* 
lome  it , Uutpetis  ttfarbettertoo  p^euent  it, befo^emeebee 
requefleo.  foj inafmucljeas an  Ijoueflmanigoutofcounte- 
naurice,anB  afbameBtoo  craue:  betbatreleacetlj  btm  that  tej* 


12 


of  Benefiting. 

fure,Bu&bletljljtsgoo®  turned . fljedjatobtcpnes  adjingbp 
intrcatanee,commcs  not  frcclp  i>j>  t£jf  o?(as  it  fame®  coo  ottc 
aimccters,  ntfjo  tueremen  of  berte  graueconfiscration , ) no* 
tljing  is  bougljt  moje  ®eer!p,tljan  tljat  toljiclje  is  gotten  bp  in* 
treataunce . gpen  mottle  p?ap  eerie  fceloomme , if  tljep  fljoul® 
pjapopenlp:  g>omuclje&a®i»ee  letter  eo  mafee  out  petitions 
fecretlp,an®itMtbinpurfelue0,pea,  eucntoot&e  0o®s,bntoa 
toljom  ioee  map  ®oo  it  bntlj  moiie  Ijoneltie* 


CCWcconfcc  £ijapttcr. 

% is  a foje  an®  aljeautc  income,  pea, 
an®  fttdjc  a teoojoe  as  Uitlfinakea  matt 
too  calico  tine  Ijis  Ijea®  in  ljis  boieme, 
too  fap,3!  beferdjepoufir,  dOee  mull 
sifdjargc  out  frecn®  of  tljat  teooj5,pea, 
an®  loljomfoeucr  tone  putpofe  too  make 
out  freen®  bp  out  goo®  isfage^akejje 
neuer  fomucljcljalfe,  pet  giuedjlje  toa 
!ate,tljat  gtuedj  bppon  tutrcatancc.Cberefojc  ®jee  muft  geffe 
tnijat  cuerp  man  Seoul®  Ijauetant  toljcn  ince  bn®erffan®  it,toe? 
muff  cafe  tljem  of  tljat  moSe  greeuotts  neceffitte. 

3 ifure  tljpfelf  tljat  tljat  benefpte  Dooctb  a man  goo®  attljc 
Ijart.an®  mill  contineloe  long  in  remembrance, tolndjc  mee* 
tetlj  a man  at  tlje  Ijalfe  turne  ♦ 3if  it  bee  not  our  Ijap  to  pmierii 
ones  reqttdMctte  bs  cut  Ijirn  offront  manp  moojoesjleaft  toee 
map  feerne  too  bee  fctoec  bncoo:an®  alTooneastbeeknotoeljts 
mpn®,lettebs  grauntitout  ofljan®,an®Iet®s  fljeboebp  our 
Ija{femak!ng,tljattoee\noul®ljaue®ooenit®nreqtteifc®,  .fsp 
like  as  in  fickfolkc  tlje  rompng  of  fomme  meat e in  seine  tpme 
bat®  bjougljt  bealtfj , an®  tlje  gining  of Ifiatct  m fcaftm  Iratlje 
remeepe®  tlje®ifeafe:Cuen  fo,bee  tlje  bcnefph  neuer  fo  means 
an®  fmall,pct  if  it  comme  riselp  bndjout  lingering  o?  fovfio- 
topng  of  tpme,it  greatlp  aouauncedj  it  felf,an®  mtnnccb  moje 
tbanke  tfjan  a ecaippjefent  tljat  is  floloe  in  commtng , an® 
iojigbjeatljesbppoiT, 


The  feeond  booke 
Chapiter* ; 

© coutSutljc  tljat  uocetTj  fo  riuiip* 
Dooeti}  it  millinglp.SIno  tberefo?ebe 
cooetljit  cbeerfullp,mitba  counter 
naunce  agreeable  too  Ijis  mpnce, 
feomme  men  baue  cifgraccc  tbetr 
greate  goes  turnes  bp  counterfet* 
ting  a granitie  anc  fobernefie  in  bob 
blitg  tl;eir  peace  o?  fpeaKing  leifure* 
Ip,becaufetbepgrauntcotbemmttb 
countenaunce  cf  cen'paU  ♦ bom  muclje  better  tgs  it  too  matebe 
gooc.mop?cesmitb  goacceecesjano  too  beautifptbetbingeiS 
tjjat  tbott  perfo?mclf,mitb  courteous  anc  gentlefpeecl>e-?€oo 


King  tfjou  maps  fpnc  fault  mitb  bim  in  fuclje  familiar  ntaner 
as  this . 3!  am  angrie  mitb  pou,tljat  mbereas  poumantec  attp 
thing, pou  baue  not  mace  mee  p?iute  too  it  fooner,  o?  that  pott 
baue  trubb.lcc  pour  fclf  too  feme  fo?  it,  o?  tbat  pou  baue  efee 
anp  otter  meaitc  than  pourfeif.35ut  fo?  mpne  omne  part, 31  am 
giac  tbatttpleafeopcutootrp  rnpgoocmill.QIibatfocucrpou 
hauenecceof  beerafter,pou  fljall  comntauncitatpourplea? 
fure.3  mill  beare  mitb  pour  balbfulnclfe  fo?  tbis  once. 

^>o  Oiait  ttou  mate  bpm  too  fet  mo?e  bp  tbp  gooc  miUbatt 
bp  tbe  thing  tbat  be  came  too  cefp?e , mbatfoeuer  it  bee  ♦ %\jtn 
is  tbe  bouimfulnelfe  of  tbe  giuer  greate,  tljen  is  bio  courteCe 
g?eate:mbcn  tbe  partie  tbat  is  gone  from  bim  (ball  fap  too 
bimfelf.^bts  cap  baue  31  mace  a great  purcbace;3It  booth  mce 
mo?e  gooc  tbat  31  baue  fouitc  bim  fucb  a one , tljan  if  tbe  thing 
bac  come  cubic  anc  treble  too  mee  another  map  *.fo?  31  l&all 
neuer  bee  able  too  requite  this  gooc  mill  of  ljisf» 

fourty  jOjaptct* 

| £lt  tberc  bee  manp  tbat  b?ing  tljeir  benefptes  in  ba* 
w trecbptbeirirougbmoo?cesanottatelploohes,ij* 
flng  fuel?  language  anc  p?pce, as  it  mooic  irKaman 
too  baue  obtepneo  tbe  thing  at  tljeir  Ijanccs.^gem, 

ml;  cn 


of  Benefyting. 


tobfca  tTjcvTjauc  graunte^tbcre  folotoc  uclapcsf  ♦ 25tittruelp 
there  is  no  greater  co^ic,tljan  too  bee  brtuen  too  fern  for  that 
mhtcb  a ntanbatb  gotten  grauntof  alreabie.  3}t  is  a barter 
matter  too  get  a gooo  turne  out  of  fonte  menneshanbs, toben 
it  is  graunteo,tI;an  too  get  graunt  of  tt;ano  fucb  mutt  bee  cal* 
leo  bppon.©ne  mutt  bee  pjapeb  too  put  him  tti  remembrance, 
anb  another  too  take  it  bp . Snb  fo  one  gift  is  totteo  through 
maitp  metutes  Ijanbes, bp  meanes  biberof  tfjc  ieaft  part  of  than* 
fte“0  rebouttbetb  too  the  giucr,  jfo?  toljofoeuer  is  fetoeb  bntoo 
aftertoaro,  mutte  neebes  bee  abrogation  too  tbettrft  graun* 
ter.  Cberfore  if  thou  milt  bauetfje  performance  of  tbp  goon 
turrtes  accepteb  tbankfuttp : tljou  mutt  bale  fo , astbep  map 
come  inljole  anb  bntatteb  bntoo  them  laljorn  tljou  Ijatt  promt* 
feb,bJttljout  ante  abatement  as  tljep  terme it.  let  noman  fjaue 
too  bealetoith  tljembp  the  toap.jf  or  nontS  can  make  bis  otent 
tbanfteof  tbattohtclje  tljou  mpnbeff  too  giue,buttbat  Ijemutt 
btnHuiflj  tfjpne. 

fifty  Cfiapitet# 

©thing  ts  more  greeuouie  thalong 
itngertng . £>omc  can  better  beare 
a flat  nap,than  too  bee  foabeb  of.^ut 
it  to  the  fault  of  biuers  men , too  be* 
lap  thl  performance  of  their  promt* 
fes  through  a fotto  baingloitoufe* 
nefle , leatt  the  nomber  of  their 
tersfboulb  abate.®  finbitb  fo?t  are 
tbe  ©fftcers  tni&inges  Courteo, 
anb  fuchas  beare  authority  about FrmcesA&btfb  haue  a plea* 
fure  too  beholb  the  long  trapneof  their  eteneprpbe,anb  think 


euerp  man,bp  making  them  banner  attenbance  a long  tobplc* 
®hep  boo  nothing  out  ofbanb,  tbepbifpaecb  nothing  at  once# 
Cbep  be  ftotft  too  boo  batmej&ut  flora  too  boegoob. 

TOerfore  affure  tbpfelf  it  is  mott  trebi  tjaljicb  the  Comical 
$oet  fapeth : 2Bb«t  f per ceiuett  tbo  u not  that  the  longer  tbp 
belap  ig , the  Me  is  tbp  tljanke  ? Upeeruppon  come  tbefe  fpee* 
"5'  D'U  tpes. 


The  fecond  booke 

t beo  tljc  gentle  bate  btteretb  teitlj  grief.  3lftb«w  nos 

tlje  thing, boo  it  out  of  IjanDBotbing  to  teoo;tlj  fo  much  fctet. 
31  ijab  leuer  note  too  baue  a fiatte  nap : fo;  3!  am  fo  loeerie  of 
Uaapttng  fo;  tlje$cnefpte,tljat  rnp  hart  bcginitetb  too  batett* 
Can  atnan  bee  thankful*  fo;  fucij  Dealing  flltkcao  tt  to  a 
»opnt  of  a molt  bitter  crueltte , too  p;olong  a mantieo  puntlb* 
ttient,anDakpnDofmercietooktU  bint  outotbanb.bpcaufe 
fpeebie  to;meiu  b;ingetij  enb  too  ttfelf , anb  tlje  tprne  tbat  go* 
etlj  befo;eerecucton , to  tlje  greatcft  part  of  tlje  papne  tljat  fo? 
loteetlj  teulj  it : euen  fo , tlje  leife  teljple  a goob  turne  (jatlj  Itit- 
gercb.tbe  better  toelcome  io  it.jfo;  ettett  in  goob  tljingeoiin* 
gering  to  greeuottfe  too  fucij  ao  long  fo;  tbern . &no  mberao 
mattie  benefpteo  map  rcmebie  fottu  mannes  tteceflttietlje  tbat 
cptljer  fufferetlj  tlje  partte  too  bee  longmartp;eb,mbomljc 
mapbifpatclj  out  ofljanb.ojbelapetlj  bis  glabnetfe:  fo;booetlj 
bis  benefpte  teitlj  Ijio  oteneljanbee.  ail  courtefie  rnaketb  half, 
anb  it  io  the  p;opertie  of  a teelbooer.too  ooo  tbingeo  milling* 
Ip  anb  qutcklp.  ipe  that  bath  giuenitotelp,  anb  booneamait 
goob  tettb  belap  of  tprne , Ijatb  not  boone  it  teitlj  (jtsbart.ano 
fo  batb  be  loft  tteoo  cljeef  tbingeo  at  oncejtljat  io  too  tett.botlj 
bis  fpiue,anDtbetrpallof  bts  freenblpgoob  mill,  jfo;  too 
tneene  a tljtng  flotelp,io  ao  mtteb  as  not  too  meene  it  at  all. 


C^e*t>i€tyapiter, 

B all  matters  (mp  freenb  Liber alii)  tlje  maner 
bote  anp  thing  to  fapb  a;  boon,  is  not  tlje  total* 
left  part.  &peebineffe  ijatb  rnuclj  Ijolpen , anb 
belap  Ijatb  nmclj  Ijinbereb : Ukeao  tit  Darteo 
tlje  potoer  of  tbe  Steele  to  all  otte,anb  pet  there 
io  ejrceebtnggreate  oboeo,  tobttljertbep  bee  tb;oteen  bp  afo;* 
cible  3rme,o;  teljitljer  tljep  bee  let  flip  from  a lajpljattb.  One 
felffamc  ^>tooo;b  map  both  p;icke  $ perce  tlj;ougb  t the  mat* 
ter  to , mitbmljat  fo;ce  tbe  llrme  fenb?  it.Ltketoifetlje  tljtng 
that  to  giuen  io  all  one : but  tbe  maner  of  tlje  giutng  rnaketb 
tbebrfferenceJpoto  fteoete  anb  bote  pjeciotto  io  tlje  gift/teljett 
|e  tbatgaue  it  fuffereb  not  btmfelf  too  bee  tjjankeb  fo;  it,  but 


of  Benefy  ting,  i^.. 


fojpte  b&  gfningof  it  bp tbat  tpwcljcftati  giueit  ft  ?fa)  to* 
f becke  a mail  though  cIjoudoo  neuer  fa  mucbe  foi  bint , o?  toe 
mingle  tauntes  nittfj  tljj>  goon  turnes , is  a matmefTe  * Bene* 
fptes  fberforemuft  not  See  mane  bptingeo , neptber  mutt  tbep 
be  fasten  uritb  anp  fomernefle  ♦ 3!  f tbf  re  bee  anp  tbingmberef 
tfjon  mouinett  mawe  bint,  tafce  fame  other  tpme  fa?  it» 

C^W&Ctyapte?* 

aiclj  a goon  turne,barntpbeftotoe6 

bp  a cljurltfl)  \stx{ts\\,Fakm Verma- 
[m toasmoent  too  call  ttonp  breath 
tobtclj  a Ijungrie  booie  mutt  ueeoecs 
tafee,t!jo«gb  itbee  too  pis  pepne* 

Tyhertm  (afar  being  OefpreO  Of  btS 
jftepbeto  Manta.  %/Efm  fcmetpme 
||  ^cto?  ofEomc,to  belpebtm  out  of 
oet.ban  e bun  glue  bim  a Bill  of  bis 
Crenitojs  nameo.'Ebi s taas  no  rematning.but  a railing  too** 
gitbcrofbisCrenito?o*  TOen  tbeBill  mas  erbtbiteo.be 
m?atetoobiajil2cpbebie,tbatbebangtuen  o?oer  for  tbepap* 
ntrnt of *be Ronnie*  Bpmbicbreprocbefull  aomonition be 
brought  to  palfe , that  bis  Kmfman  boas  neitberinnetten  too 
ortero.iVo?  bebolnen  too  bim,  ^omembat  there  boas  that  7>« 
beriumm  bp  it.  31  beletuebemas  lotb  that  anpemo  fboulo 
trubblebimmitb  tbrlifce  frtnte.  perabuentur  ttmpgbtbeeit 
fpeenie  toap  too  repieffe mens  importunate  fates  Utttb  (banter 
But  be  tbat  milt  beftom  benefptes,  muft  btterlp  felom  a cleat? 
eontrariemag, 

$3  ailtbingeo  tbat  thou  giueft,  too  tbe  intent  U 
map  bee  the  mere  at t eptable , ebou  mutt  beautt* 
6e  tt bp  fomemeance  or  other , f$ts  sealing  of 
Tybtrim , is  net  too  ooo  a man  a goon  turn,  but 
too  tafee  bim  in  a erippe  .Snnbptbe  map, tbat  1 
map  fag  tobat  31  tbfofc  in  tbi#  rate  alfoj  3!t  fearilp  ftlbetbmith 

VAU  tbe 


The  fecond  booice 

tbe honour  ofalp?mce,toa  remars  a man  toolbame  btm  mitfr 
alL$?ct  foj  all  tljat , Ty  berms  eouis  not  elcape  sifguietting  bp 
tljat  meane  tljat  be  thought  too  Ijaue  soone . jFoj  tbere  mere 
opuees  aftetmars , toljtdj  mane  tbe  fame  femtebnto  bun : all 
rnljorn  Ijeconmtaunses  too  fljerne  tlje  caufes  of  tljeir  Dettoo 
tbe  ^enate^  tberbppon  gaue  certcin  famines  among  tijenn 
^bis  is  not  a liberalise : it  is  a ebeebe : it  is  a pooje  Ijclpe , it 
is  aliSjincis  alrnes  ♦'SDbatts  no  15enefptembicb3i  rannot  re* 
member  toitljoutbluffijing.  31  masfenttoo  tlje:$ubge,anb3j 
mas  fapne  to  please  mp  cacebefoje  31  cowls  getanp  tl;ing* 

C^wjeXtyapter* 

l£>erfoje  all  3utbojs  ofmifoomme 
teacbe,  tljat  fome  benefites  mutt  b« 
bettotoes  openlp,ans  fomefceretlp. 
®penlp,mbiclj  areapjapfetooat* 
tetmas  retoarses  of  C{jiualrte,ans 
honour,  ans  mljatfower  clfc  becom- 
ntetb  rnoje  honourable  bp  beepng 
bnotoen  ♦ 15ut  affoj  tbe  tbtnges 
that  auatmee  not  amannes  cresit 
nj  elUmation.but  relatuebis  meabnefleJjis  mat,oj  bis  fljame: 
tbepmnllbee  gitten  fecretlp  ,fo  as  tbep  map  bee  b nomen  too 
. none  but  tbofe  tljat  tabegoos  bp  tljem*  £?ea  ans  fontetpmes 
righfhande  eucn  Ije  that  is  toobce  Ijolpcw  mufi  bee  beguples,  fo  as  be  map 

knowe  what  Ijaue  tbe  tbiwg>ans  pet  not  bnome  ofmijom  be  bas  it» 

thvleft  hand 

dooeh-  C^Tl)c^Xi)aptcrf 

Rcefilaus  ('astljerepojt  goetb)baut'ngapao?e* 
fr Sens  tljat  clobes  bis  omne  pouertp, mljicb  boas 
alfo  fib  ans  spools  not  bee  acbttomen  of  it,no?  pet 
tljat  be  mantes  mijermitlj  too  beare  out  bis  nets* 
full  charges  tconfiseres  bom  be  mas  too  bee  Cue* 
c ojes  fecretlp,ans  put  a 35ag  of  (Sols  bnser  Ij  is  Pouter  mitlj* 
o ut  ntabing  Ijim  pjiup  too  tt,to  tlje  intent  tljat  tbe  man  mljicfj 
5pas  fijamcfalt  too  bis  omne  binoerance  > might  rather  fpnoe 

tbe 


ofBenefyting.,  15. 

tbe  thing  that  IjemanteB.tbatt  receiue  (t.&ttlj  at  then  flball  be 
not  knom  of  rnljorn  Ijeban  it?  9t  tbe  firlHetbim  not  knome  it, 
dtlj  tbe  not  knomtng  of  it  is  a peeee  of  tbe  goon  ttirne  * 31  toil! 
aftermarB  Boomaitpotljer  tbinges,anB  31  millgiueljpmma- 
nie  tbingcs,mberebp  Ije  map  unBerQanB  from  mljece  tlje  other 
camCiJftnalip  tbougb  be  knome  not  mljence  be  ban  it,pct  (ball 
31  knome  mbo  pot  it.®  bat  is  too  fmall  purpofe.fap  pou.®  oo 
(mail  purpofe  in  uecnc,if  tljou  mpno  too  take  loan  fo  j it,  'But 
if  tljou  mentefi  too  giuc  it  in  fuclj  rnpfe  as  mpgljt  mod  attaple 
Ijirn  tljat  recetueo itjtbott  milt  gtue  it  fralp,f  tljou  mill  oefpje 
no  mo  mitneflfesbut  cfjp  feif , ©tbermtfc  tljp  meaning  is  not 
too ooo  met  lip  bim,but  too  feeme  too  Ijauenoone  melt  bp  Ijtm. 
But  (fap  pou)  31  mill  baue  Ijimknome  it  ♦ ®ljen  feeke  pott  too 
make  Ijim  pour  2>etter , Bo,  but  31  moolo  bane  Ijim  kitom  it* 
SHljatif  it  beemoje  fot  Ijts  beljoofe , not  to  knome  it?  toljat  if 
it  b®mojefo^bisljonelUe?mljat  if  it  bo?  mo  je  too  bis  Ipkittg? 
mill pou  not  bee  of  another  mpuo?3I  tellpou  3imoulB  bane 
Ijim  knome  it.S>o  (bait  tbou  not  keepe  tlje  man  in  Barkeneffe, 
31  Bcnp  not  but  tljat  as  oft  as  tlje race  mill  beare  it  , a man  map 
reape  pieafureoftljegooomtlof^  reteiuer,But  if  Ijeffann  tit 
neese  of  belpe.atiB  is  aSjameB  too  Ijaue  it  knomcit;  if  tlje  tljing 
tbat  31  beltom  bppo  Ijpm  (ball  grecue  bint  if  it  be  not  concealeo 
from  Ijimu  3!  mtlnot  make  mp  beneSte  a matter  of  recojn.tf  o? 
mijpfijoulo  31  Bifeouer  mpfelftoo  bim  to  b aue  gitten  it  ,feepng 
it  is  one  of  tlje  6rft  e ano  mode  uecelfarie  Eules , neuer  to  up* 
tyapoaman.nonoj  neuer  too  Cppberitbnto  bim?^o?  tlje 
lame  of  benefpttng  betmeene  men  is  tbis  : ®bat  tlje  one 
mulf  foojtbmitb  fojget  tljat  be  batbe  gtueit.ano  tbe  otbcc 
mude  neuer  fojgctmbat  Ije  hath  rcceiueo ♦ Jfot  tbe  ofterc* 
bearfall  of  gooo  Beferuinges,Bootlj  greatlp  frette  atm  greewe 
tljempno, 

D.it'i,  31C0UIB 


The  fecond  books 


Coulsfpnsin  mp  hart  too  ktpe  one, 
as  the  man  sjid  that  mas  not  able  too 
beare  the  pjiseofa  certein  ft  ecus  of 
the  emp?o?s , mbiclje  ban  fanes  bt* 
Ipftat  fuel)  tpmeastbeEriumutrs 
p?oclames  traptojs  mljo  tbep  lilies* 
put  wee  tntoo  Cefars  bans  agent* 
(quotb  be).5;>om  oft?  fapell  thou  too 
mm,3i  baue  faues  t(jee,31  baue  seliuc* 


restbee  fromseatb  *3!f  31  make  mention  ofttofmpne  okme 
free  toilUt  to  Ipfetbut  if  thorn  put  me  in  mpns  of  if,tt  is  seatb* 
31f  tbp  failing  of  mee  mas  too  make  a baunt  of  nice,  31  ometljee 
itomgbt  * ipom  long  milt  tbom  lease mce  abomtas  aga^ing* 
Cocke  ? bom  long  mill  tt  bee  ere  tbom  lutfer  m&  too  fo?get  ntp 
miffo?tune  r 31  n p trpupb  3 Ibowls  batte  but  les  about  but  once, 
SQee  mull  wetter make moojss  of tljat mbtcb mee baue soone 
fo?  ante  man  * Cpe  that  tells  butt  of  it , semaunss  it  agent.  35ttt 
be  mutt  not  bee  Urges,  be  mult  not  bee  put  in  rememberance, 
otbermpfe  tbattbp  reuptiing  tbe  former  benefpte  bp  thebe* 
Coming  of another : no , mee  map  not  tellttbneo  other  folks* 
Het  btm  that  hath soone  the  goos  turne.bols  bis  prace:ans  let 
bint  that  r ecetttes  it  bla?e  tt  afyose.jfo?  elfe  it  mtlbee  Taps  bn* 
too  him , as  one  Taps  too  a man  that  mas  boiling  cuprembere 
of  bts  goos  turnetbat  be  has  soone  t Mltlt  tbom  settpetbac 
tbom  basseft  recopence?  ans  mben  be  anfmeres  rnbere  0?  mbe? 

ftentpmes  ans  in  manie  places(Tapes  be) t namelp  as  often 
ans  in  as  manie  places  as  tbom  bade  babbles  of  it  abjose* 
223bae  neeseseC  tbom  too  tell  it  omt?mbat  neeseseC  tbom  too 
take  another  mannes  office  out  of  bis  bans?  ‘SCbere  is  another 
man  that  might  baue  soone  it  mitb  mo?  e bonefip.bppon  mbofe 
goos  report,  this  alfo  rnools  tnrne  too  tbp  p?apfe , that  tbom 
telleC  it  not  ab?ose  tbpfelf  * bom  mull  neess  consemne  mee 
fo?aeburle,tftbom  tbtnk  that  noman  (bottls  batte  knomett  it 
butbptbpneomne  reporting  . TOtcb  Sealing  is  fo  much  too 
bee  efebemes,  p if  a man  fljsuis  make  report  of  our  benefits  be- 
fore our  fates,mee  fbouls  anfmer,^rulp  \)%  is  cpgljt  moojtbie 


of  Benefyting^  1 6. 

•fgrcaterbcnc^tis.'toljtc^SI&uotocmpfcIfmo^ibtUtng  than 

able  too  perfojme*  3nb  tins  mu®  be  fpoken,not  as  of  one  that 

Jnoolb  fet  (jimfelf  too  faie,no^  bottb  fuel)  calojablenefle  as  fome 

ml  put  the  things  from  tljern  vsafjicfj  thep  boooib  fapne®  bratoe 

too  tljem.^eipbes  tins,  there  rnuftbe  abbeb  all  maner  of  cour*  Bee  not  wee  I 

teffe.Che  bufbanbmanlhail  lofe  tfjat  hebatb  fomen,  if  be  leaue  Xle  °J  dooin| 

bis  laboji  at  the  feeoc.  3It  requpretb much  papne too  bftng  the  gooc  * 

feeoetoo  barueft.  j^otbing  commetb  too  peeibinguf  frute,  if 

it  bee  not  tbjotolp  tenbeb  anb  bufhanbeb  from  tbe  fir®  too  tlje 

fatten  like  race  is  it  mitb  benefits.  Can  there  bee  ante  grea= 

ter  tljan  tbofe  that  fathers  beftotoe  bppon  their  cljtlbjen g>tt 

toere  allbutlo®,iftbeplboulbgiue  them  otter  tn  their  cbplo- 

Ijod, ants  not  cberilb  tljeir  charge  foojtljou tnith  continemall 

kpnbneffe  311  other  benefits  areitt  the  fame  ®ate.3if  pom  help 

them  not  fojetoarb, pom  lofe  tbem*31t  is  too  fmallpurpofetoo 

haue  beftoineb  tbemithep  mu®  bee  Hill  cijenlbeb.  31f  tljou  toilt  The  ground  I 

bane  them  thankful! Unborn  tljow  make®  faeholoen  btttoo  tljee:  °f  ail  good  J 

thoto  mu®  not  onlp bee  beneficial!  too  tbem,but  thoto  mutt  alfo  jouJ from  a J 

Iouethem.3inefpeeiaUp(as  3!  fapbj  let  bs  not  trubble  mennes  vnfeyned 

eares.Eeljerfal  bjeebetb  irkfomneffe;anb  bpbiapbing,batreb.  hart- 

31nbootng  goob  turtles , nothing  is  too  bee  efcljenjctifo  much 

aspjpoe  .iohatneeoeth  anpe  high  looks  ?bobat  neeoeth  anpc 

greatetooojbsPCbe  thing  itfelfabuauncetbtbft.&apnebaun- 

ttng  mu®  bee  put  aloapf  Cljc  things  tljemfelues  tmllfpeake 

tbotogbtoee  bolb  our  peace  ♦ 3 gooaturne  that  tebooneibitlj 

P?2>5e,is  not  onlp  tbankleffe»but  alfo  IjatefulU 

CCtyc^uXiiapitct* 

ey£ftr  gatte  Tomfey  of  c sJjfrtke  IjtS  Ipfi t( if 
at  leafluipfc  he  map  bee  fatb  too  giue,to!jtch 
taketb notatoap,)  tanbafterbiarbbJhen  he  , 
came  too  giuethankes  fo?  bis  lParbon,fje 
offer  eb  him  his  left  foote  too  kiffe*  gmebe 
as  cyeufe^V^rJaphe  bib  it  not  foj  anpe 
p?pbe,but  onelp  too  (hcine  his  0ilt  oj  ra* 
the?  W ©olben  fljcoe  let  Haiti)  dearie  anbl^ecioufe  ttemes, 

3nb 


Thefecpnd  books 

ami  fo,  tobatoifijonortnas  ttfioj  a noble  man  atm  a Confulles 
peere.reo  kific  ©oil)  attu  perlc  ‘t 
3 no  couId  cijat  Capttf,i>o?ne  fa?  the  nonce  too  cijattng e the 
cuftontes  of  Jjts  free  Countric  iittoo  ^ryfowflauerie^oults  be 
(3!  fap);nck  out  no  clenlpcr  part  of  all  Ins  bobic  too  bee  Juft* 
^bought  IjeKafmal  matter  that  an  aunctenc  Senator, tboulti 
fo  farreabace  bts.ljono^as  to  calf  Ijtmfelf  ootonc  at  bis  fcetc, 
ttt  the  prefence  of  Priwccs,in  fucb  fort  as  banquilbco  enemies 
ijauebtnbaoont  too  coucbe  at  the  fcetc  of  their  Conquerors  *j 
ij)e  bao  fount)  a place  beneatbe  bis  knees,  too  thru#  freeoome 
ano  itberticooutie  inttoo.  31s  not  this  a trampling  of  tbe  com* 
mon  toealebnoer  foote  ? 3!n  goot)  faith  ( twill  fome  man  fap ) it 
can  make  nothing  to  tbe  matter  ,tljat  bo  bio  ittoielj  bis  left 
foote.  jfo?  it  ban  not  bin  a pranke  of  prpfce  foinlc  atm  outra* 
geoufe  pnough , too  fit  bppon  tbe  Ipfe  of  aConfulls  pcere  in 
(boors  of  ©olbe  aim  p carle,  cjecept  tljatltke  a Ittffic  ©allant. 


tour. 


%ijt  prpoe  of  greatc  profperttic/© 
moilmilcbeuous  folie/CJoto  bappte 
is  it  too  memo  nothing  at  thp  WW 
£>  bob)  tbou  turned  cuerp  benefpte 
intoo  bane /£D  boto  tljouoeltgbteH 
too  ouerooo  all  tbinges  / ©bob® 
aiitbinges  btfgrace  tljee,  ano  tbe 
higher  tljat  tboit  aouaimcefi;  tbp* 
felftbe  more  are  tbou  abafco/Cbou 
to  tbefe  gooo  things  tobertottb  tbou 
artfo  pttffeobp , 5©bat  foeuer  thorn  giueft , tboto  ntarreft  it. 
Cbcrfore  3!  toooulo  fapne  tooete  of  tbeetobat  it  is  that  maketb 
tba  fo  car eleffe , mbat  alteretb  fo  tbp  looke  j coutenancenbat 
tijoto  baooelf  letter  baue  a btfer  than  a face.pieafaunt  arc  the 
things  that  are  gtuen  toitb  a cottrteobofe  aim  gentle  counts* 
nance, tobicf;etobenmp  fugertor  gatiemee , beerpumpbeo  noe 


ofBenefyting. 


otter  mee,  butbeljaucb  Ijtmfelf  as  famtliarlp  as  cottln  Bee,  atm 
mane  bimfelf  fellotolpbe  toitb  mee,;t  uritljoutanp  glorious  fet* 
ting  out  of  Bis  gift,t»aptebaeomtententtpme  too  pleafure 
mee,ratbet  bppott  occaftontbanbppon  colfreint^ljere  is  but 
one  tuap  too  perfombefuclje  matter  of  men  tljat  tbep  fboulb  not 
rnarre  tljetr  benefices  tbjougb  tljetr  obmelfateltnclfejnamelp 
coolbetoetbemtljat  tljetr  benefptes  are  not  tlje  greater,  bp* 
caufctljep  Bee  giuentmtlj  greater  aboo ; no?  tljep  tbenifclues 
tBe  better  tljottgljt  of  foj  fo  Booing : But  tljat  tlje  greattteffe  of 
tbett  pjpbe  bepng  fonoe,  raufetlj  tljinges  otljerimfe  tooojtbp 
ofloue,tooBeebate°* 


Upcreare  fomme  tljinges  tljat  toouloturne  too 
tlje  ljurte  of  tbe  reccpuer?  tbe  toljiclj  it  is  a bene* 
fpte  too  Benp.ano  not  too  perfojme  ♦ 3nb  there- 
fore toecmuftratberconfibertljepjofit  oftbebc- 
maunbers,tljantbetrbcfp?e*  Jfo?  oftentpmest 
loeecouetburtfuUtbtnges.anbtoee  betnotableto  btfeerne 
botoe  nopfomme  tbep  bee , bpcaufe  affection  blpnbetlj  reafotn 
But  toljen  out  pafiionatenefie  is  toeU  fettIeB)anotlje  rage  of 
tlje  fprte  furp  tljat  cljaceo  atoap  btfcrett5,ts  tljjougblp  alapeot 
tljf  bate  fuee  tlje  mifbefiotoers  of  tbefe  hurtful!  giftes-tDEUljer- 
foje  libe  as  toe  benpe  coin  HBater  too  ficfefolftes,  anb  weapon 
too  fuclj  as  bee  in  fojotoe  oj  ragejattb  tnljatfoeuer  tlje  beate  of 
loueoefpretb  too  bfe  agatnlfe  it  felf , too  fttclje  as  bee  inloue : 
etten  fomulfetoee  conttneto  toobenpeburtfull  tljinges  too 
tljofe  tljat  earnefflpjljumblp^ea  anb  oftentpmes  alfo  rebofullp 
requelf  them*  3|t  becommetlj  men  too  Ijaue  anepe,bot!jetoo 
tbe  begiitntnganb  too  tlje  enbtng  oftbeir  benefpts anb  gooo 
turnes,  anb  too  giue  fuclj  tbinges  as  map  Itfce  a man, not  onlp 
at  tlje  receitting  of  them,  but  alfo  euer  after*  'SDljere  bee  maitte 
tljat  toill  fap,3l  bnoine  it  brill  boo  Ijim  no  geobtbut  brijat  fljouln 
3!  booffipe  intreatetb  mee.anb  3 cannot  britljftanb  Ijis  rr^ueft, 
let  Ijim  loobe  too  Ijimfelf , be  Ibalnot  blame  mee . ^bat  ts  bn- 
treto.fojbe  tbaUblame  tbee , anb  tljat  tooojtljelp  too,  UJljeiilje 

e*i.  is 


The  fecond  booke 

is  come  too  bis  rpgbt  mtttes  ageine , anotoljca  the  fie  that  in- 
flomeo  bis  mpno  is  ouerpa8,fo?mbp  (boulo  Ijt  not  bate  bint, bp 
inborn  be  bias  furtbcreo  too  bis  Imre  ano  perill.?3!t  is  a cruell 
fcpnonefle  too  bee  mtreateo  too  mifcbeefone . lilte  as  it  is  a 
gooolp  popnt  of  cbaritie  to  fauc  men  that  bos  euen  lotb  ano  bn* 
bulling  too  beefauco  j fo  is  it  a fatoning  ano  courtcoafe  bpnu 
ofbatreo , too  graunt  tljinges  Ijurtfuli  too  tbofe  tljatoefpje 
them  ♦ let  our  benefptc  bee  fucbe  as  tbe  bfe  of  it  map  mabe  it 
flill  better  bclpbeo , ano  fucbe  as  neuer  map  turnc  too  barme. 
31  (ball  not  giueamanmanie,if3imap&nom  be  mill  bettome 
it  oppott  a harlot, lea®  31  bee  foutio  too  bee  a mapntepncr  of  bis 
filtbte  act  o?  purpofe.  3!f3I  can,  3 (ball  call  bim  from  it : if  not, 
3}.{balnot  further  bis  micbeoneffe*  IHJbitber  anger  ojiuea 
man  too  ooo  tljat  be  ought  not.o?  mbitber  the  beate  ambition 
l»itbo?ame  bim  from  bis  melfarc:pct  lbaI3I  not  fuffer  him  too 
inifebeef  btmfelf , neptljer  fljall  3!  giue  him  caufe  too  fap  after* 
maro,Cpe  batljc  billeo  mee  toitb  bis  bpnoneflfe, 

jftentpmestbereisno  oefferecebettoene 
tbe  pleafuringes  of  franoes,ano  tlje  pjac* 
ti^esoffoes,  jfojloobe  mbat  tbeenemie 
eoutobauemifibeo,  tbatoooetb  tbe  bnfea* 
fonable  ouerkpnonene  of  the  freeno,botbe 
fo?cebntoo,aito  arme  bntoo*  3no  mbat 
fouler  (bame  can  there  bee,  tljan  that  tljer  e 
(boulo  bee  no  oifFerece  betmeene  a bane  ano  a benefate?mbic& 
thing  commetb  too  palTe  oueroften.  lette  bs  neuer  giue  thin* 
ges  that  (ball  reoouno  to  our  omne  (bame . jro?  feeing  that  the 
bpgbefi  point  of  freenofbip,is  fo?  araan  coo  fette  as  muebebp 
bis  freeno  as  bp  bimfelfi  botlje  parties  rnulf  bee  p?ouioeofo$ 
alibe*3!  mill  giue  too  him  that  mantetb  > but  fo  as  3!  mant  not 
inpfelf,3imiUfuceout  onetbatislibctoopcrilbc,  butfoas  3! 
perifij  not  mpfelf , epcept  31  maie  bee  tlje  bo?ome  of  fomme  fin* 
gularperfone,o?  of  fommegreate  thing* 

3!  mill  befiotoe  no  furbe  benefpte*as  31  roulo  not  afbc  mitb 

out 


ofBenefyting,  18. 

autlbame* 

3i  mill  neither  inbaunce  fmalltbtnges,  no?  fuffer  greate 
tbinges  too  Sec  tafeett  fo?  fmalUfo?  like  as  be  that  tmittetb  a 
man  bp  that  be  bath  giuen  him , cootlj  matte  the  grace  of  bis 
gift  s cucn  fo  be  that  oootb  but  (heme , bom  mut&e  be  batb  gi« 
uen  too  one  that  abacctb  tbefame,®ootb  but  commenoe  bis 
gtft,ant*noebpb?apDit* 

€u£ttt  man  mug  ijaue  an  epc  to  bis  omite  abtlttte  ant*  po- 
mctjtljatmee  befiome  neither  mo?e  no?  lelfe Iba  mee  bee  able* 

Clftee  mult  conlitier  theperfone  of  bimto  mbom  mee  giue* 
fo?fomme  tbinges  ate  too  fmalltoo  come  from  greate  mem 
anpfomme  are  too  greate  fo?  him  that  Iboult*  receiue  them. 

3 no  t berefo?e  mep  mitb  tbpfeif,  tbe  perfone  of  either  of  them* 
SBben  tbow  mpnoelt  too  become , examine  mbitber  tbe  thing 
bee  mo?e  than  tbe  giuer  can  fo?bcare,o?  mbitber  it  bee  too  lie* 
tie  fo?  bint  too  beltome  : ana  agdne,  mbitber  be  that  is  too  re* 
cefitt  ft  ,map  bolt*  ffcojne  of  ttjo?  mijitber  it  bee  mojetljan  in 
iiieetcfojbitot 

Lexandertei  ng  imtrtfcmte,ano  mpimpng 
none  but  ouer  greate  tbinges , gaue  one  a 
Citee*  ^tbenbetoombomtt  mas  giuen, 
meafuringbinifelf  in  bimfelf.refu^eo  it  fo? 
fcate  of  being  enures  fo?  fo  greate  a re* 
maro,  faipng  it  mas  not  agreeable  to  o bis 
eftate;3!  pafle  ttotCo?  ^ 'kxeadtrye^ at  be* 
lumiuti  y tyi  t tv  nceiue,but  mb  at  it  beeommetb  me  too  gtue* 

3ft  feemetb  too  bee  a noble  faipng,  ano  pet  being  a binges  fai* 
png, it  is  moltefoolilbe * fo?  nothing  beeommetb  aop  wmM 
refpect  of  bimrelf  alone*  ©be  refpectes  that  mate  it  eomhMre 
mijat,  too  mbom,  mbett,  mijp,mberc,  ano  fuebe  other, mitboue 
mbicbetbereisno  reafoainsooing*  ^?eu»e  peacetime,  if  in  < 
beeomme  not  bim  too  receiue  ^neither  beeommetb  ittljee  too 
giue  it*  ^berets  a p?opo?tienable  refpett  ofperfones  anon** 
grees.$no  feeing  that  on  either  fise^be  bertem  is  tbemeane? 

as 


The  fecond  booke 

as  boell  is  tTjat  a fault  tljat  otterteacljetlj , as  tljat  UiTjtcTjc  com* 
mctljtoofljojt  * £OeU3aomitit  bee  labofuU  fo;t  tljee , aim  t()ac 
$ ojtune Ijatlj  fo  Ijigblp  abuaunceo  tljee 3 tljat  tljommapll  giue 
toljolc  Citees  foj  r cmarties3tn  tlje  not  recetuing  toljer  eofitbere 
toas  mojenoble  courage 3tban  in  tljc  recbeleife  gift  oftljenn 
j»ct  is  tljcre  forntnc  man  too  mcanc  too  Ijaue  a Cttot  tb?ufiin* 
too  Ijts  bofontme. 


too  giue  neither  of  botbe.  3In  tbepenntelje  rerpetteohis  obnne 
ropalcic3anu  in  tljc  talent  tlje  others  beggerietboljereaS  not* 
bottljttanbpnglje  might  Ijaue  giuen  tljc  pennte  as  to  abegger, 
anbtbe'&alent  as  a king*  35ut  atunitte tljcrc map bcc fomnte 
thing  to  greate  fo  j a beggar  to  rccciuc : pet  is  tljere  nothing 
fo  fmall , boljtclje  tlje  courtefie  of  a^jtnee  map  not  giueboith 
bis  Ijononr*  3!fpoubemaunb  mpne  opinion^  alloboe  tljenea* 
ling  of  Anttgontu^ o?  it  is  not  too  bee  bo  jnc  boitlj,tljat  a man 
fljoulo  botbe  crauemonnie,anb  contemne  it^ljou  hallboboeu 
tljc  Ijatreo  of  mohnie:it  is  tljp  pjofefltbm  tljoti  ball  taken  tbat 
parte  to  plape:  ano  tljon  mutt  plape  it  tljjoughip*  3It  ts  ageinlf 
rpgbt  ano  reafon3tbat  tljou  Ibottloell  gather  monnte  bnoer  tlje 
The  perfones  glojp  of  begging  ♦ 3 mantljerefoje  mttff  asboell  confioerlji# 
bothe  of  the  obone  perfone3as  tljc  perfone  of  bun  bobom  Ijc  mpnoeth  too  re* 
gmer^nd  of  iceue  ♦ 31  boili  bfe  ntp  frerno  cbryjipptts  fimilituoe  of  tlje  plap  at 
LiuftbeTcon-  t?je  ' biljidje ooubtleffe  falletlj  too  tbc  grouno3if eitljer  tbc 

fidered.  fcnber  ojtlje  receiuermilTe  bis  Uroke  * 3ltoooetbtljcnkeepe 
ljiscourfe3boljenitis  featlptolfeo  anoturneo  from  bans  too 
Ijano  on  botbe  fines  ♦ 3!t  beljouetb  tbc  gooo  plaper  too  fir  ike  it 


of  Benefiting.  . 

if  he  ice  a tome  man,  3!nitbe  race  is  it  mith  a goos  turn* .jfo? 
ejnepc  it  bee  fttlp  applies  to  bothe  pcrfones,as  mcll  of  the  soo* 
er , as  of  the  receiuenit  (hall  neither  palle  from  the  one , no? 
romrne  to  the  other  in  fuche  mife  as  it  ought  too  sooe,  3f  mee 
haueteosooemitha  pjaett^esans  fkillull  plaper,mee  mape 
finite  the  hall  the  bolslpenfo?  hotufoeuer  it  comnteth,  a respe 
ans  nimhie  hansemill  finite  itbacbe  ageine.Btit  ifmee  seale 
mith  a jQoutce  ans  a learner,  mee  mufi  not  incounter  (jtinfo 
roughlp , no?  mith  fo  full  blome , hut  mee  nuift  meete  the  Ball 
lepfureip  ans  foftlp , ans  as  it  mere  lease  it  intoo  his  hanse  a* 
geme-dje  like  thing  is  too  beesooen  in  henefptes,2Uoe  mufi 
trapne  on  fomme  men,ans  thinke  ttenough  if  thep ptitfoo?the 
themfeiuesjif  thep  asuenture,ano  if  thep  bee  milling . “But  Co* 
rnonlp  mecourfeluessooe  makemenne  sntbankfuli,ansmee 
like  meli  of  it  that  it  Ihouts  bee  fo : as  mho  mouls  laic,  our  be- 
nefites  mere  therefore  the  greater,  becaufe  the  panic  is  not  a* 
hie  coo  requite  them , acco?sing  to  the  maner  of  m?anglpng 
gatnefiers  i mhiche  finse  fault  mi f h their  plapfeliomesfo?  the 
nonce, to  the  intent  too  giue  ouer  the  game,mhtche  cannot  boa 
continemeS  but  bp  confent.SlBanp  are  of  fo  sntomars  a nature 
that  thep  has  leuer  iofe  that  mhiclje  thep  haue  beftomeo , than 
toofeeme  too  hauereteiues  aught  , thep  bee  fopjouse  ans  fa 
fko?nefull  » But  horn  muclje  better , ans  hommuche  greater 
courteftemereit.too  seale  fo  as  the  otherfise  might  plap  their 
panes  alfo;ahs  fo  too  beare  mith  them, as  thep  mpght  bie  able 
too  Ihemetljernfelues  thaitkfulkans  too  confier  all  thinges  too 
tbe  beff.ans  too  like  of  him  that  peeiseth  thankcs.no  lefie  than 
ifhepeelses  recompence;  ann  too  behaue  ones  felffo  gentlp, 
that  tooke mijomhe  hath  mofte houns,him he  is  mode  milling 
to  sifcharge  .?Che  tCifurer  is  moont  too  bee  ill  fpoben  of,if  he 
bee  too  haliie  in  semaunsingtarts  as  ill hefpob?  ef.ifhe  feebe 
sclapes  ans  bee  Home  ans  loth  to  receiue.  ^smellisagooa. 
turne  too  bee  recetues  ageine , as  not  too  hee  ejtatfes  a geinc, 
fyt  isbclf  that  gtueth  ridelp5ans  neuererasfthagein.i^c  chat 
rctetueth  the  retttrne  of  a benefpte,mith  like  inpns  as  if  he  re* 
eetues  the  firlf  gift  of  inis  glas  that  it  is  rensens,aus  pet  fo?* 

®«<ijf*  gcttech 


The  fecond  booke 

gcttetb  in  goes  e arneff  toljat  be  hab  bocen  fo?  the  oel&cr* 

©memennotonelpbeffotoe  goon  turtles 
■ fkojnfuIip,bucalfo  receiue  them  fko?n* 
« fulipitDljicI?  is  not  coo  bee  committeu.jfo^ 
! nous  Ujcc lotil  palfetoo  t?;e  other  part  > anti 
(heme  Ijoto  men  ought  too  bebaue  tbemfel* 
ties  in  receiuinggoBb  turtles  ♦'Cberfojc 
inhere  a bctotieconfiffeth  oftlooo  parties: 
i here  is  requires  as  much  of  § one  as  of  $ other,  222hen  a man 
hath  lookeb  mhat  matter  a one  a father  ought  too  bee;be  (ball 
bnserffans, there  remajmes  as  muche  tooo?ke  fo?  Tjim,  too  fee 
Snhat  matter  a one  the  ^onneought  too  hee.^here  be  certein 
bctotics  requtfite  in  the  h>uf bonb;  anb  no  leffe  is  lookeb  foi  in 
tbctotfe.9s  murbas  theft  boe  require  one  of  another  ,fo  much 
alfo  soo  the?  oloe  one  another ; anb  are  to  bee  nteafur  eb  all  by 
one  ruie.tohtchCas  Hecam  fapefb)is  harb.tfo?  al  bonefttbm* 
gesare  bars  too  attcinebntoo,  atto  fo  are  the  binges  that  ap- 
piocheneeretoohoneftte*^o?  tbep  muff  not  enlpbeeboone, 
but  thep  muff  bee  boonemtth  reafott.^hee  muff  be  our  gupbe 
too  foilotce  ail  our  ipfe.SiUthmges  both  finall  anb  great  muff 
bee  bnone  bp  ber  aimpcctae  coining  asiheecotinfeUeth.fo  muff 
toee  gtue.  Che  ftrft  thing  that  (bee  milt  teachers , is  that  toee 
muff  not  take  at  all  mennes  hanbes ♦ © f tohom  then  (ball  toee 
take  ? 3Doo  anfiner  thee  in  featoe  too?bes3  of  them  too  inborn  it 
map  befeente  bs  too  giue.tfo*  cert  effe  tote  ought  too  bee  moje 
p?ecpfc  in  feeking  too  tobom  toee  map  make  ourfelues  bet* 
ters,than  on  inborn  toee  map  beffotoe . 4f  o?  although  there  fa* 
loto  none  other  oifeommobitie  j (as  there  foletoe  berte  man?) 
3?et  is  it  a greate  co^ie  too  bee  in  oatmger  too  Rich  a cite  as 
thou  tooni&cR  not.Cantraritoife  it  is  the  great eff  pleafure  in 
thctoo?ls,toohaue  recepueb a goob  turnc  at  fuchamanncs 
hattb  ,as  thou  eoutoeff  fpnb  tnthyneharee  too  loue.etten  after 
he  hath  boon  thee  to?ong.1$ut  fcj  a man  too  be  bjiuen  too  tone 
him  of  tobom  he  hath  no  likingrit  ta  too  anhaneff  ana  ffjame* 

faff 


of  Benefiting.  20. 

Mmpnbe,tbe  greatett  tmfertetbat  can  Dec.  31  muff  almapcs 
putpou  in  retnentfyaunee,tbat3  fpeake  not  of  perfect  iopfe 
wen : mbiclj  Ipke  mijatfceuer  tljep  ought  too  boo , mljicb  Ijawe 
cbetr  toilies  at  c0niattnbement,mbteb  bpnb  tbemfelues 
smfoatljep  lifte,anb  perfojme  mbatfoeuer  tbepljauebounbe 
tbentfelues  fciito:bttt  of  imperfect  men, mb  icb  baue  a befp?e  too 
folome  ljone0te>but  tbeir  affections  are  ttubbojne  in  obeying* 
^betfoje  be  mutt  bee  a chosen  matt, at mbofe  Ijano  31  Iboulb  re* 
reptte  a bencfpte  ♦ 8ttbtruelp  31  ought  too  beemo?e  Ijecbfull 
too  mbom  31  tnbette  mp  felf  fo?  a benefpte,tban  fo?  monie.#  oj 
too  bint  that  lenbes  niee  monnp , 3 muff  pape  no  mojetban  31 
baue  taken  :anb  mben  31  baue  papb  it , 3 am  free  ano  bifcljar* 
geo . But  bittoo  tbe  other  3 mutt  pap  rnoje : atm  mben  3 batte 
requpteb  bint,  pet  neuertljeleffe  31  am  fftUbeboloento  bpnt. 

o?  mben  3 baue  requpteo  3 mttft  begin  ttem  agent,  f freenb* 
fbtp  toarttetlj  mee  too  abtnitno  bnmojtbie  perfone  * ^>o  to  tbe 
lain  of  benefited  amottbolplaovtoberoutoffpjitnketb  fretm* 
littp . <§>  oine  man  mill  fap  ,3tlpcs  no  t almapes  tit  mpnc  oione 
pomer  too  refufe ; 3 mutt  fommetpmetake  a goob  tunic  mbi- 
tber  3 bull  o?  no  ♦ § emeu  anb  tettie  % p?aunt  p?ofers  mee  a 
gift#  if  3;refufe  it,bemtl  tbinke  3bolo  f ko?ne  ofbpm.^ba! 
3 not  take  it  ? put  tbe  fame  care  of  a fl&urberer  o?  a Ippjate, 
as  of  a &p?ant  that  bath  a muroering  atm  tbceuilb  bartrinljae 
iball  3 booffipe  to  not  mojtbm  that  3 fbouib  bee  beljolbentoo 
butt*  S3ben3  fap  tbou  mutt  make  cbopce  too  mbom  tbou  to  tie 
bee  bebolb£3  except  fojceanbfeare, in  mbofepjefencecbopee 
Ijatlj  no  place.3f  it  bee  free  foj  tbee,tf  it  bee  at  thine  omne  bif* 
cretton  too  take  o?  refuse  t tb.cn  aput?e  tbpfeife  mljat  to  boo. 
But  if  conttretntbatfretbeeoftbp  Iibercte,thou  muttimber* 
fianb  that  tbou  bootte  not  recetue,but  obey.  jSoman  is  bo  tins 
bp  tbe  receputng  of  that  mbicb  be  might  not  refufe,J£lilt  tbou 
knobi  mljttber  3 bee  milling  oj  no  ? tljetrfet  mee  at  liberty  coo 
bee  tmmilltng  tf  3 litt.But  to  bat  anbif  be  base  giuett  tbre  fpfe? 
3|t  makes  no  matter  mbat it  boetbat  is  gtuencrcep  t it  bee  gi* 
tten  mtlltnglp  too  one  that  is  milling  too  baue  it*  SStbougfi 
tbou  baue  fautb  mee,  pet  art  tbou  not  therefore  mp  ^>aui» 

cur. 


The  fecond  booke 

ottr,  !9o|)fon  tat!)  fometpmea  Ijealed  a man ; anti  pet  to  it  not 
therefore  counted  amljolfome  thing ♦ ^ommetljingeo  doo  a 
man  goes,  aim  pet  tfjep  bptm  Ijim  not. 

Chapter* 

Certein  man  tljat  came  too  til!  a ^pjanc, 
happened  too  launce  a 3pleof  bis  miflj  lji$ 
&mo?o : aim  pet  tljc  Cpjant  bund  tint  no 
tbanb  fo?  Ijijs  curing  of  tljat  tljtng  bp  bur* 
ting  f)im,to!)ic!)tte  Purging  mere  afrapo 
too  fetteljanoelmtoo,  lt>ou  fee  there  ist  no 
greatemeight  in  tlje  oeeoeit  felf,  \fo?he 
feemeth  net  to  Ijaite  doone  tint  a goon  turne,mljicljdio  it  mitlj 
purpofe  to  Ijatte  ooone  hint  Ijarme*  jfo?  he  map  tljanb  cljaunce 
fojljio  good  turne,#  tlje  man  foj  Ijis  ljarme.3  fame  once  a Ip* 
on  in  the  round  iliffeo,mhich  bnoming  one  of  tlje  condemned 
men  tljat  Ijao  binhto  deeper  afojctpmeo , defended  Ijim  from 
tlje  aifaulteo  of  tlje  otter  beades*  22Jao  not  tljio  ipons  Ijelp  a 
bcitefpte  -?i!5o  derelp  ,bpcaufe  tlje  Upon  neptfjer  bad  mtU  too 
ooo  it  mitt  al,noj  did  it  of purpofe  to  moo  goooXoobe  inmijat 
cacc  3i  put  tljempld  beade , in  tte  fame  put  tljou  alfo  tlje 
rantqueller  * jfoj  bott  te  aim  tlje  bead  gaue  Ipfe , and  pet  ttep* 
tter  Ije  no?  tte  bead  did  a good  turne,bpeaufe  that  too  bee  co^ 
polled  to  receiue  a good  turners  no  good  turnout  deede.3[t  tsf 
no  beitefpfing  too  make  a man  betolden  mljitljer  Ije  millo? 
no.jfo?  ftrd  thou  mud  giue  meefree  Itbertie  of  mpfelf,  and  tlje 
o ffer  mee  ttp  good  t urne* 

^tje^pX^aptet* 

% is  moont  too  bee  a qttedion  co  ncerm'ng 
Marcus  2?mwjmfjitber  beougljt  to  Ijaue 
accepted  Ijis  life  at  ittUus  fafars  Ijao, feeing 
teiudged  C4ar  mojtbpofdeatlj.  SBIjac 
rcafon  led  bint  to  bill  him , 31  milldeclare 
anotter  tpme*  jfoj  altljougt  tn allottee 
ttingeis  Ije  merea  noble  man : pet  in  this 

cace 


, of  Benefiting.  zi. 

caccmec  t|ir«kes  be  mas  farre  oue-rf&ot,ans  bebaues  notbtm* 
felf  acceding  to  too  tbe  fitlciplpne  of  tl?e  Stoikes,  inafmucbas 
Ijc  ettljcr  fcai  eti  tlje  name  of  aEtng  , mberas  tljebeftffate  of  a 
catmnon mealc  ts  onset  a rpgbtfuU  king ; o?  bopes  fo?  frce=» 
Somme  mbere  tljcremas  fo  greate  remars  both  offoueremtie 
ans  flaneiic ; o?  imagines  tljat  tlje  Citte  might  be  iijougljt 
backeagcin  too  Ijer  fo?mcr  ffate,ml>en  Ibe  Ijas  loft  l?ir  fo?mer 
foustcions,o?tbat  tnstffcrencie  of  Suffice  might  continent 
ans  lames  ftano  in  fo)ce,mbere  Ijeljas  feen  fo  manp  ttjoufann 
men  fighting, too  mbttber  partie  tljep  fbouls  becomnte  flaues* 
33ut  l>om  qupte  has  befo?gotten  tbe  natnre  of  tlje  mo?ls,o?  of 
bits  omtte  Countries  mljtcbe  belceucs  tljac  if  one  mere  sifpat* 
cbes , there  mere  no  mo  of  tbt  fame  mpnsc ; feeing  that  after 
fornanp  Hinges  flapne  bp  fmo?s  ans  IpgbteningeSjtbcrc  mas 
pet  ftU  a T zrquyne  toobe  fQUnS.?£>£tfo?  al  mpgljt 

Ijaue  taken  Ipfe  at  Ofars  bans  : b«t  be  fijoulo  not  bane  acccp* 
tesfncfj  aone  fo?  bio  father, as  has  m?6gfullp  purcljafes  that 
pome*  too  soo  him  goon,  jFo?  be  fanes  not  amammljicb  Julies! 
limawttneptber  S0Otbbehencfptebim,btttoifmiffHu«* 

ts  map  ratbet  eomeinqueftton,mbat* 
ppfoner  ffjoulo  soo , mben  a man  offfltbie 
life  atm  Raunsetottfe  rung  pjoferetb  too 
papebis  Raunfomefo?  btnt.^auafufc 
fer  mpfelf  too  bee  faueo  bp  a narlet  ?3ttB 
mben  be  bat  be  fanes  mee>mbat  tbankffjall 
S peels  bfm?iballS  Hue  mttb  a ribams.?no» 
^>ball  S not  line  tb  mpEafffomer  * no  notber,SBbat  mil!  pou 
bane  m®  to  soo  then?  S mil  tel  pou.Cu?  of  anp  fttcb  perfone  Jj 
map  take  monp  too  pap  fo?  £ raufome  of  mp  life.  8ns  I take  it 
as  atbtnglent.but  not  as  a bencfpte.  S mill  pap  him  bis  mom 
npe  agent;  ans  ifoccafion  ferue  that  Swap  fauebiminoaum 
ger.S  mill  fane  btntMCo ?but  as  too  mpne  freensCbip  mttb bim, 
mbicb  matcbct^iiketbo  ltke,tbat mills  not  sedneptljtr  mill 
S account  bim  ap  mp  &aupour;but  as  an  nfurer,  too  mbom  3f 

tf.f,  iutome 


We  muft  not 
receiue  too 
thehindeince 
of  the  £iuer. 


The  fecond  booke . 

knotoef  haue  recepuea.'Same  man 

ts  uiae?tlj:c  toa  bnU£  a benefit  enceiitea  at  bis  bana.but  it  mill 
bun  btm  tfbegitte  tt:^  tberfo-efbal  31' not  take  eram= 

pic»as  be  isreapcoo  aoemee  poa,coo  bts  ensue  binaerace,pca 
0?aUbtsabtsonmepenH;(asperatmenturebeisnitUtRg  ton 
arfetta  in  cent  the  Toarre , bn;  bp  bts  ftanatttg  in  mp  Defence  be 
fpail  procure  btmfeif  tfje  lunges  atfpleafurcj : note  mere  31  Ijtsf 
enemiCyif  31  Sboula  not  Dae  that  tebtcbempgbtbee  Dooncboith 
bis  mofie  eafe,|r  is  tea  bait, if  3i  fboula  not  (fans  too  mpne  oame 
pcriUbtutbomhim,  fetug  be  boouia  ba?ara  bimfeif  fo?  mp  fake* 
Mewfw  puttetb  this  fona  ana  trpfltng  example  of  ArkeflUw, 
inbombe  reported)  coo  batte  refujea  montipe  tijat  baas  offer eD 
btsnbp  a matmes  fanne  pit  anaer  peeres  ofaifCretiotUeafi  tlje 
cbpla  might  baueronnctntbeafpleafureof  bis  nigaraipfa* 
tber.fLQbat  thing  Dip  be  btoo?  tbte  ofpjapfe  ? &bat  be  receiueb 
notiiolne  geatscs  ?ana  that  be  baa  rather  ttottoo  reccpuetbati 
*opbeca?tuentoo  refiitution?^attoo  recepue  other  mennes 
goopeSjbaas  a popnt  of  fiapebneffe*  ^ttt  if  boee  toartt  an  cram* 
pie  of  a noblempita , let  as  looke  bppon  that  utoojtbie  tapgbt 
Gr acinus  iaiius,)xs[)w\  fains  Cafar  figbo,fo  j none  other  offence, 
but  bpcaufe  be  mas  a better  matt  than  it  is  erpeaient  that  ante 
Sboulabcetooa^pjant*  SUfucb  tpmeas  this  Gracinus  cooke 
tnonpe  of  bts  freeuaes  that  rnabe  a contribution  tomaraess 
I>is  charges  of  cettein  gamut  ges:  one  Fabtus  Per  flew  fent  him 
a geeate  foinme  of  »ionnte,buc  benmula  tn  no  topfe  receiue  in 
Sna  mben  bis  freett&es  batting  refpect  too  tlje  gtft  ana  not  too 
tlje  giuer , founa  fault  botch  bint  fo?  refilling  it : (ball  31  (quoth 
be)  take  abenefpteat  tbe  bana  ofbtm,  mho  31  Uioula  notaout* 
fafe  too  pleage  tn  a cup  of  aunke.?l tkemife  toben  one  %ebtJw, 
a Confullespeere.butpet  oftbefamc  fiampe  that  F^/«#asaa, 
baa  fent  him  a greater  fumme,atta  boas  aerie  tmpojtunate  ap* 
ppu  him  too  receiue  it:3!  p?apepou  garaonntPtv  g>lje,)  foj  3l 
Ijauc  takennone  otperflew.. 


TOtth« 


ic 


S' 


22. 


rpitl;ct*  teas  ttys  a reccmpgofg  tSfetf.oj  it  Afco-wW 

ii&  v\  £3  A)  chflO'iinir of'Sienatoisr^Mhpitliirisrfitnfe^  *?a0erb,n<s 


M ci)oo?ing omcnat.o4s?2|iaettto«t&tnHe  “““retool 
f&i | itm^tetorec^ue.UtteiJsrcccttte  cheer*  beerccciae«M 

ftsUptott])  apparauRcc  ofglaaii£flfc,attD  (ei 
"*  befarnc  8#  mamtef-  too  dje  $tuer,  that  Ije 

m&k  reape  ^fchWEuegtfjeceof,  jfo?  it  is 
**w  a tuScaufc  of  glatmeite , too  fee  a mamtegr 


fr©nti'g:laP;!)Ut  it  is  a nsffef  caufe  too  Ijaucmabebtm  glaoXet 
P0fi)cu3t!’uu  We  accept  r!>e  tiling  ctjankfulii^lip  poteipg  out 
jour  afeerfORpjaifp  let  WPintnelfe-it,  net  onelp  in  Ijis  iieerpng, 
Cut  aflbtuerptt?$fe  a-gob®  t«tnr e&'mikti** 

cb-tbt  fit«patmeiiftio#fti^?' ' - ’ 

' C^^^iuCp#cr. ; 


mu 


toit  Uef^.o?  $ ii^WWij&ovi  mapeSe  e*  Cure 
fttelje  nun  meeitentf  gboo.XiKc  as  lljebfe 
Holm  mutt  tying  bis  benefice  fo  fatfoo?t& 
|j  too  knottkbge.as  itmapeceUgbcty#-  on 
li  tt!)om  &is  feefotteoifolje  tbat  re&ittebit 
m&lf  make  ottierb  tyit1k;ro#*X obfte  ti>b& iljdii  M^8rtie8 
tbo  btte , tbW  rf ttltil  $jbi$  Hot ; * giai Jtlartlteb^ 


nettci  but  alotljnefTe  too  bee  acknotten  of  if,  QbAi  mini*  bn* 
tbankfull,ttiJ>?cb£#t«t^ibanke«  in  IjUtftWr  mubdieii^oitte 
m:i 


them . ^Dijepbee  ioffj  too  b!a?e  itab^nelibeeiiufe  tbep&bulb 
bee  Cap  to  fjaue  compaiteb  it  bu  tljeir  ottnee&ntymg  V&ljee 
anttbtljer  ¥tiOtm^#e  ♦ 


preferment  t an>3  ttifjtiG 

bppon  etljer  menneg  fleeue^tbep  renne  tntoo  tbe  jtftyocle  ef 


4f.it* 


The  fecond  booke 

C®wttiuCt>apttctf 

| Cberfomme  fpeakeiuoo?#  of  them  tfjatue- 
feme  &ctlc*  $1  mannc  map  mojefafelp  dooc 
fomme  men  a bifpleafure,tbe  a goob  turne. 
Jfo?  tljep  fceke  too  p?otte  tljemfelues no» 
thing beljolben  too  men,  bp  bating  them* 
20ut  loee  ought  too  labour  fo?  nothing 
mo?e,than  tljat  tl;ercmemb?aunceofgooo 
turnes,map  aitnapea  fticke  fall  in  our  mpnbesjtobteb  mull  bos 
nemc  burmlbeo  from  tpnie  to  tpme,becaufe  none  can  requite  a 
gooo  turne,but  be  tbatuearetb  it  in  mpnoe,  aim  the  berie  bea* 
ring  of  it  in  mpnoe  is  arequitall  ♦ & man  mull  recetne  neither 
fqtteimifljlp , no?  bnocrlingUkc  anb  bacelp.  JTo?  be  that  ia  ne* 


becaufe  of  tbeir  nebmeffejtubat  toill  beooo  mben  tljeflrllpiea* 
fureofitisouerpalT; 

Due  take*  a goob  turne  fkopnefullp,  as  tbougb  be  tooulb 
fpP>3&SPob  fpitbej.bau,e  no  neebe  of  tt,but  feepng  tljou  art  fo 

e,9no* 


Jobitljet be  perceiueo  ito? no* ©be  tljiro fcarce openetb Ijisf 
Jtppes,anb  plaies  tlje  cburle  mo?e  than  tffj  e ban  hilo  bio  peace. 
$ matt  mull  fpeake  out  earneWp  accojbing  to  tlje  greatneffe 
of  tbe  matter  :auo  bemud  knit  it  bp  btitb  fuclje  i»oo?oes  as 
*bei$:£?oubaijiemabc  mabeboloentoo  pou  moje  tbanpou  are 


bane  ooone  fo?meetbut3I  alktrt 
take  it  too  bee, 


ueuerbpe  able  top  isqupjte  pour  freenblienefre,$ue  furelp  31 
JniUnetterci 
requite#*,- 


of  Benefyting. 

• CC^fltbX&apttet* 


Vrnius  tit  not  in  anp  thing  mojepurebacc 
bimfelftlje  fattour  ofcbc  Cmpcrour  *s4h~ 
gutttu , ant  mm  him  eaGe  too  grauut  Ijirn 
otljcr  tbpnges.tljan  tljat  toben  lie  Ijat  got* 
ten  bis  fathers  parton,mljo  battaki?  part 
mitlj  c Antonie  ageinft  iAuguftusfoz  faiet: 
Clji  s one  mjoitg  too  a recetue  at  tbp  bant 
© fofar,tl)tit  tljou  bade  tealt  tit  fucfje  tntfe  toitlj  me,  as  a mud 
itue  ant  tpe  bittbankfull.  W&  at  fo  greate  Hgne  of  a tntbank* 
full  mpnte  can  bee , as  bp  no  meanes  to  fattffie  a mamiesfelf, 
no  no*  pee  too  conceiue  anp  hope  tljat  euer  Ije  tljalbee  able  too 
come  neere  tlje  requitpng  of  a goot  turtle?  T15p  tljts  ant  fucbe 
other  kpnte  of  fpeecljes  lettsfoteale,as  our  goot  mill  rnape 
not  lpebttten,butbeetifcIofet  ant  come  too  light  * gea,ant 
though  moojtcs  ceafe : pet  tfmee  bee  mpntet  astoee  ought 
too  bee.tbe  confciencetoill  bemjapc  it  feif  in  our  countenance* 
$e  tljat  purpofetbtoo  bee  tbankfuil  .mpntetb  requitpngajs 
fooneas  be  recetuetlj ♦ chryfippus  fatetbbe  ought  too  beettfpo* 
fet,like  one  that  batlj  put  himfelf  tn  areoineffc  too  ronne  foja 
toager.ant  ttantetlj  mttljtn  the  lilfes,mattpngfoj  Ijis  tpnte  to 
Hep  fojtoart  at  tljefaunoe  of  the  Crumpet . 3nt  fufelp  be  bat 
neeteof  greate  finiftnelTe, ant  greate  infojcing  of btmfelfjtbat 
fboult  ouertake  Ijirn  tlj  at  t s gone  afo  je  him.  • • r: 

C^e^Pu^aptter* 


mo  lie. 


©It)  is  it  too  boe  feene  rnbat  thing  maketlj  wimt  thynl 
men  tntblkfulimolf.Slt  is  either  tlje  otier=  mayth  wh 
ineenpng  ant  ouerlikpng  oftljemfelues,  vm-1an*au 
; ant  of  tljetr  otone  tljinges , a fault  ingref= 

| fet  in  ntannes  Mature : oj  it  is  couetouf* 
j ne!Te,aiteIs  ittsCnuie.iet  osbcginneat 

E 5 tbeSrd.  Cbereisnomanbut  beisafauo'- 

table  Jutgeiit  bis  otone  cftceJpcrebppon  it  commes  to  pntTo, 


fM 


too 


The  fecond  booke 

too  beebounte  ta  nommt , fuppofmgfismfeif  not  tee  Bee  eJfee* 
tnep  acceding tao  bis  moojtbineffc.  Ipegaue  mcc  this  ( fatetb 
bc):bv.tbom  late.anb after  bom  macbe  trauell?  fipoia  man?  mo 
tbingesi  might  3!  bafl&bwaw®  at  tbembile,  if  31  bas  faimco  by* 
pon  fuel’s  a man>o?  fttebe  a man,o?  if  g fjaD,fottr^i;t  mrne  otunc 
profit?  j lGoliec  not  fa?  tbis.g  am.  name  a rafraU.  .Caaio  be  be* 
teeme  nMns  mo?e  than  this  ? 3lt  baa  bfn  mo?ej/oneftie  too 
bane  quite  ouerffiptmee. 


rhatistwen- 
ie  hundred 
houfonde 
o unde  Her* 


F?j  News  Lentultu  tl)C  £d  OOt’jnueiVtfte  grCflfeff 
cjcample  of  ncljes  t:  at  £t?tr  taas  fcrne^e- 
! fo?e  fudje  tjitire  as  btsJFranhbnges  mace 
bim  poo?e,  ffo?  !jc  fame*ffomer  tljottfance 

Settertia  ofljisoteiij  lyase  pjopcilpinlo 

faping,fo?  ijeoitino  mc?£butteEtbem)mas 
H as  tail  of  toit,as  meake  of  courage.  JFo?  af* 
though  bemas  ejtccetsmg  couetousspetbib  be  otter  bis  mounie. 
faffer  than  bis  mco?oes;fo  farre  mas  be  too  fake  mlrat  too  fa?. 
Whereas  this  man  omeo  all  bis  aouauncementtoo  tbe  €mpc* 
ro \xx^t^nguHm , bntoo  mbom  be  ban  brought  nothing  but  beg* 
gem,  bibreffeb  bnber  tbf  title  nfjKob&nc:  being  nom  become 
ebeef  of  tlje  Cttm,  botbe  in  montue  ram  fauour  ;be  mas  thaonf 
oftenfpmcs  too  make  bis  moanetootbe  €mpero?,tbatbematf 
b?amen  amape  from  bis  ft  ubie.anb  that  all  that  cticr  ty  c Cmpib 
ro?  ban  beftotueb  bppon  bim.mas  nothing  m comparifon  of  bis 
Ioffe,  bp  giuing  bp  bts  ftubie  of  Eloquence . Sub  pet  ernong  o= 


tljer  tbingea , tbe  Cmpero?  v<f  aguttw  bab  boon  this  fo?  bpfit 
alfOjtbatbe  bab  oelineren  buttfi  enn  beingmoclemanb  from 
baine  labour.  Couetoufneffc  fufferetb  not  jmp  mannccoobee 
tbankfull.  jfo?mbatfoeuer  isgiueuas  ncuerenougbtoo  bint 
that  gapetb  fo?  mo?e.l£bemo?cmee  bauetlje  mo?emee  court, 
arm  much  mo?c  eagre  is  tbe  eouetoufneffe  that  is  beefteo  in  tbe 
rakingtogitber  of  greate  riches : like  as  tbe  fo?ce  of  a game 
a tbonfanbe  tpmes  Ceercer,  accoutring  as  tbe  fire  is  tbe  greater 
that  it  blaf  etlj  out  of.  Mo  alter  the  fame  fo?te,  ^mbitten  fuffe* 

ret& 


of  Benefiting.  24. 

fetb  not  attp  ntanne  too  red  toitljin  tTje  men  fate  of  that  bonottf, 
mbicljeberetooiojeljcbjotdto  (jaue  bin  albamebtoo  bauetoif* 
fbco.  JQomangtuetb  tijanbes  foj  a 'Crtbunefljip , bat  grubgettj 
that  (jets  not atutaunceo  too  a i^?e£ojfljtip*  jfeitber tbmftecb be 
tbe  Ij^eto  jfbtp  bmojtb  granter  tie , if  be  commc  not  too  tbe  Co= 
fulfl)tp..JSe!t!jcr  bulltlje  Confulfbtp  fufft^e  bimnfbc  (jane  tt  not 
ntojetljanonce  . Ambition dalbetb  Kill  fojctoaru,  arm  neuer 
perceiuetb  toljen  be  is  boellbecaufe  ije  neuer  loobetb  fro  toljece 
be  eaute, bat  aituaies  tobitljer  Ije  tooulo.  8 mote  bebement  atm 
perfing  maiaoietban  alltbefe  tsCnute:  tobicbebepetbbs  tottb 
malting  of  coinpartfons.  £pe  beftobjctb  t!jis  bppon  mee(fapetb 
Cntuejbut  bebeltobmij  mo?e  bppon  (jim,  atm  mo?e  fpecoilp  bp* 
pontbatman,  'Cbus  toepetb be nomannfs  cate  but  ljts  atone, 
aim  fauoutetb btiitfalf  ageinit  ail  men. 

C'C&e  ttu 

£>b)  much  plainer  oealtng,aim  bob)  mutb 
mope  bufoomme  mere  tt  .too  acuaunce  a 
gooo  turnc  reretueo , aim  to  conSoer  tljat 
noman  fettes  fo  mttcfj  bp  another, as  euerp 
manftttes  bp  ijtmfdfef, 

3 ought  too  (jaue  bao  mo  je  at  bis  (jatiOi 
but  tt  bias  not  fo?  bis  eafetoo  fojbcareanp 
mojte  * ^btrc  mere  manp  other  too  bee  remaroeoat  bts  baime 
asmellas3.  ®bis  is  a beginning  ; let  bs  take  it  in  gooo 
iooojtb , atm  toll  Ijttn  fojetoatoe  bp  accepting  bts  gooo  mill 
tljankfullp*  . 

Jpe  batb  boonc  but  a little  at  once : Ije  mill  ooo-it  the  ofte* 
net . £pe  batb  p jeferreD  tljat  man  before  ntcc , atm  tnee  before 
manp  others.  ®bat  man  is  not  able  too  matcbemeeinbertue 
eourtlpbebauioj.butpctbatb  be  bis  peculiar  graceJ!5p  grub* 
gingj  £ba!  neuer  make  mpfelfmoo’tljp  of  greater  beneatest 
but  3 map  mabentpfelfbnlooojtbp  of  tljofe  p 3 bane  alrebie. 
Cljere  mas  rnojc  gtuen  too  tljofe  lebme  bntb jiftes . CObac  is 
t bat  too  mce  ? bob)  filoome  oobtlj  fortune  bfe  otfcreti on  ? Sites 
baplp  complapne  that  eutll  men  bee  IttcKie  ♦ J2D fteritpmes  tb.e 

Ijpnple 


that  bea 


, as  too 
aim  not 


tbat  bea 


Thevnthank 
fill nelfe  of 
men  to  war- 
des  God, 


The  fecond  booke 

fj?ap!ctb&t  mterpafTet!  the  grammes  ofrbetooorlf  folftc  Jjatb 
flrikeu  tb*Co?nc  of  the  belf.Cuerp  man  mud  (join  fjimta  bis 
lot, as  lueil  in rccepuing  of  frcendlbippe  as  tit  other  tbiitges* 
.Cbetse  is  nobenefpte  fo  perfect , toljtclje  etutp  can  not  nip : no j 
nobencfrte  fc  fkatTt.nibicljea  good  accepter  map  not  tnfarge* 
Mbm  dial  neucr  tuant  caufes  of  complaint, if  a man  looke  bp» 
pon  benefices  on  tlje  bmorfe  fpoe, 

€ € home  bntnoifferenclpe  6oos 
giftes  are  efteemeb , euen  of. Tome 
i that  p?ofeffe  mrfDomme-  ‘Ebtv  fpno 
faulte  tljatbiee  fjee  not  as  bigge  bo* 
open  as  ©lepfmntes,  as  fvuifte  of 
foots  as  Tpertes,as  light  as T5 
oes,  as  flrongas  15ulles 
Ijffes  bauefubdanctaller  bpdes  tlja 
|j  toee,tljae  tbcfalotu  Deere  ijatft  arfa 


rcr  bear  e , tbc  Beare  a tlji  ckrr,tlje  ^euer  a fofter  t 
ges  etcell  bs  in  fmelling, Regies  in  feeing, Kauetts  inlonglR 
uing , aim  oiuers  beaOes  tn  eaOe  and  bappie  ftbimming*  3nt 
tobereas  nature  fufferetb  not  certein  tbtngcs  to  topne  toogt« 
tber  tn  one , ( as , that  ftmftuefie  of  bodpe fijoulo  bee  match * 
mitb  equal!  firengtbt  tljep  call  it  an  iniurie,  tbat  man  is  tu„ 
compounded  of  diuerfe  and  otfagreable  properties : atm  tljen 
blame  tljetSoos  of aeglectingbs,  bpeaufe  tbep  batm  not  gitrett 
bsperfctf  health,  iituincibleftrengtl;  and  corage , arm  hnotn* 
ledge  tetjat  is  too  comme.JDeaand  tbcp  ffaree  tefrepne  them* 
fclues  from  riiflbtng  into  fa  fhamelefit  imptmei 
bate  nature  for  making  bs  tnfmour  too  the  (8> odd 
felonies daub  them  aim  full  as  good  as  tbep.^oto  1 
meetebiereic  for  bs  too  returne  backetootbe  brimming . 
tbeir  fo  tnanp  anofo  great  benefites;atm  too  ptcio  them  than* 
lies , that  it  fj at  pleated  them  too  allot  bs  ebefecono  roome in 
this  molt  beautiful  lje»fe,anb  too  make  bs  lords  of  all  eartb- 
!p  tbingcs  ?3!s  there  anp  contparifon  bettueenebs  anotbofe 

beatfes 


■ 


ofBenefyting.  25. 


fiealfes mbcrof mee  baue  tijc  fouercintie  ? ©Rbatfoetter  is  be*  How  ereatI  j 
npeb  bs, coulb  not  be  gittenbnto  bs.3nb  tljercfojembofoeuer  manne  is  be- ! 

holden  too  9 


cljou  art  that  tioolf  fo  bnberualem  rnannes  lot,  betbinke  thee 
bom  greate  tbinges  our  fouerein  parent  bath  giuen  bo:  bob) 
much  Wronger  creatures  mee  bjingttt  fubiection  .bommucbe 
fmifter  creatures  met  ouertakej,  anb  bom  there  is  nomojtall 
thing  epcmpteb  from  ottr  pomer.Confiber  bom  manp  bcrtues 
mee  baue  receiueo,bom  manp  artes,  a no  mbat  a mpnb,  mbicbe 
percetb  through  all  tbinges  etten  in  tbe  fame  inflaunt  that  it 
fettetb  ttfelf  bntoo  them, being  moje  fmift  tban  tbe  pianettes, 
mbofe  courfesit  fojefeetb  manp  Ijunb^eb  peeres  before  tbep 
come  too  palfe.jf  inallp  marke  mbat  plentte  of  frutes,  mbat  a« 
bunbance  of  ricbes, bobat  ftoje  of  all  tbinges  beapeb  one  bpon 
another  bee  beltomebbppon  bs  ♦ Mell : Cake  tljebem  of  all 
tbtnges , anb  bpcaufe  tbou  canft  fpnb  no  one  boljole  thing  that 
tbou  babbeft letter  bee:  picke  out  fuclje  feuerall  tbtnges  as 
tkoumoulbefl:  b)i(b  too  b®  giuen  thee  out  of  them  aI,g>o  bobett 
tbou  baSboelimepeb  the  loutngkpnbnelTe  of  nature, tbou  fljalc 
befojceb  too  confelfe,tbat  tbou boartbir  Dealing,9nb  fo  it  is 
in  bcebe,  Cbe  0obs  immo?tall  bane  ioueb  bs  anb  boo  loue  bs 
moll  oeerlp : anb  fmbicb  is  tbe  greateff  honour  that  coulb  bee 
giuen)tbepbaueplacebbs  nertbnto  tbemfelues.(&reatetbms 
ges  baue  bate  receiueb,anb  greater  boe  coulb  not  take. 


God  for  his 
benefited 


C^c^Xtjapitcr* 

Upefe  tbi  nges ) mp  freenb  UberxUi) 
baue  31  thought  requtfite  too  bee 
fpoken,botb  bpcaufe  it  beboueb  moe 
toofapfometobatof  greate  benefp* 
tesmben  mee  mere  talkiugoffmall 
benefites:anb  alfobpcaufe  thebolb- 
nes  ofbis  horrible  bpce  flometb  frS 
tbtnct  into  all  oUtt  tWnjcs.  fo; 
bntoo  mbommtll  be  become  thank*  breeds?!  Yn 


V . — * ' ‘WU!  01*7 

full , o j mijat  goob  tttrnemillbe  elteeme  greate  031  tooo?tf?  efie  thankfidneffe 
requpting,mbicb befpp^etl;  tbe fjpgfjeft  beneStes? Coombom  towar<lemi' 

©.?♦  mill 


Too  requyte 
a good  turne 
is  an  eafye 
Scatter. 


Wherewith  a 
man  may  re- 
quyte  with- 
*>]ut  coft  or 
labour. 


T he  fe  cond  booke 

ittill  \)Z  cljinlv  bimfclfbcbolben  fo?  bis  ipfe,tobt’cb  benpetb  ijim- 
feif  too  !;aue  receiucb  Ipfc  of  tbe  ©obbes , to  inborn  be  pjapetb 
uaplj>  foMt?  Qllbofocuertben  teacbetlj  too  bee  tljankfull , bea* 
leatb  toitb  tbe  cace  both  of  men  anb  ©obsjtoo  inbommsttottb* 
®anbing  tljattljep  ncptljer  inant  augbt  no?  couet  augbt  ,ince 
map  renoer  tbanbefetineffe  neuertljeleiTe , Cljere  is  noreafon 
lobp  anp  maulbottlb  lap  tbe  blame  of  bis  tbankleffe  mpnb  bps 
pon  bis  oinne  ineakcneOc  o?  pouertie , anb  fape , inbat  (ball  3 
boo  ? jpoin  o?  inljen  map  3 requite  tbankes  too  mp  fuperiour  s 
tbe  Jtojbs  of  all  tbinges  ? Coo  r equpte  is  an  eafie  mattenpea, 
if  tbou  bee  a Ji2i  garb;euen  initbout  co® : anb  if  tbott  bee  flotb* 
fulkinttljottt  labour,  Crulp,  if  tbou  li®e®,tbottmap®  bee  turn 
toitb  anp  man , euen  in  tbe  fame  tttSaunt  that  be  maketb  tbee 
bebolbenbntobim  ♦ jfo? be that batb  receiueb  abenefptei»it& 
ainelsifpofeb mpnb^atb reqttpteb it, 


i!3  mp  opinion , this  parabojt  of  tbe  &to* 
ikes, Cbat.be  tobicbe  batb  recetueo  a gooa 
tttrnetottbatoelbtfpofeb  mpnb  batbe  re* 
quptebit,  isneptber  firaungeno?  tncrebis 
ble,  Jfo?  inafmucbe  as  tnce  meafure  all 
tljinges  bp  tbe  mpnb;  looke  bom  muebe  a 
man  is  fttllp  mpnbeb  too  boc.fo  much  batb 
be  boone.Snb  fojafmttcb  as  (Sooltueuc}faitbfuinefi'c,bp?tgijt» 
ne®e,  anb  finalip  aiibertue  is  perfect  in  itfclf : although  a man 
eoulbnotputfoajtb  htsbsnb,  pet  male  be  beetljankfuUeucn 
tuitbljis  fjart.  $s  oft  as  a man  eompaffetb  bis  purpofe , be  rea= 
petb  tbe  frttte  of  bis  oinne  inoo?k,<KElbat  tbe  purpofetb  be  that 
be®oboctba  benefite?  Coo  profit  tbe  partic  on  inborn  be  be* 
ff  otnes  it,  anb  to  belightbimfelf.  J&om  if  be  batte  accomplilbeo 
that  inbi eb  be  ment,fo  as  hi s goob  turne  is  come  too  mp  babes, 
anb  batbe  raabc  botbc  ofbs  glab  :ljc  batb  obtepneb  that  tnbfcbe 
lie  fought,  jfo?  bis  meet  inasnottoo  baue  antetbtng  in  recom* 
pence:  fo?  ti;en  l;ab  ttnotbinabcncfite  buta  bargctne.l£>e  batb 


of  Benefyting'  26. 

tmtoo  * ^fjcaam  tfjat  fjitcctlj  tlje  marke  it  is  tlj?otoen  at , Ijatlji 
perfojmca  tlje  part  of  a Rente  Ijatts.Ipe  tijat  ooctlj  a pots  turne, 
nteenctk  too  Ijaue  it  acceptea  tljankfullp  ♦ 3!f  it  keemelltaken, 
kckatkktsaefpje, 

'But  lit  Ijopen  fo  j tome  commonittc  kp  it,t£ljen  is  it  no  kcne* 
6te;  tljcpjopertie  mkereof  is  too  mpna  no  returns . §s  fo?  efje 
tktng  tijat  i tooke , if 31  tooke  it  tuitfj  like  mooting  as  it  mas? 
gtttenj  Ijaue  rcquptcn  it.Otljermpfe  tlje  tljing  tijat  of  itfetf  is? 
keR, mere  in  moo  jR  cace  * ®oo  tke  ena  31  Ikouin  kee  tkankfull, 
3 am  fcntmttoo  fortune, 31f3!  cannot  requpte  formant  of  Ijec 
fauour,  31  mill  fatiffpe  gooa  mill  mitfj  gooa  mill,  SBljat  tljen? 
:g>kaU3l  not  nooemljat3!  cantoorequpte,  anafeeke  opojtu* 
nitie  of  tpmc, ana  matter,  ana  inneaer  too  fill  tlje  kofome  of 
kim , at  mljofe  kannes  31  kaue  receittea  ante  tljing  ?i»es  ♦ “But 
pet  tlje  mo  jia  ment  ill  mttlj  goonaootng,if  a man  migfjt  not  k« 
tkankfull  euen  iuitk  emptte  kanses. 

CTOe  OTtuCijspte* 


€ tijat  Ijatk  receiueaageon  turne  (fape® 
tkou ) > altkougk  ke  katte  taken  it  mitlj  ne» 
ttcrfo  mellmeentng  a mpnne*.  pet  Ijatke  ke 
not  aoon  Ijis  acutie  too  tke  full,  if  o?  tkerc 
is  a peece  pet  Rill  kcljpna , namelp  too  He* 
qttpte:  like  as  at  Petits  it  is  fontemljat  too 
take  tlje  kail  eonninglp  ana  nat Ip,  ana  pet 
Ije  is  noteallea  a goon  plaper,anleffc  Ije  fcna  it  kacke  agein  stt 
fall  ana  featlp  as  Ije  tooke  iukijis  example  is  nnlike.HOljpfo.1 
Becaufe  tlje  comenaact'on  oftkis  game,conftRetk  in  tlje  quickc 
flirring  ana  nimkleneffe  of  tlje  koaie, ana  not  in  tlje  minn.Sna 
tkerftye  it  is  requifite  tijat  tljemijole  (koula  kee  lapa  fojtlje  at 
large, mljeretlje  epe  muR  ke  iuage.  $et  mill  3i  not  fo  j all  tijat, 
aenpe  Ijim  tookeeagooa  plaper,  tkat  taketlj  tlje  kail  aske 
omgljttoo  aoe,tkougkko  Rrike  it  not  agein,  fo  tlje  fault  kee 
not  in  kimfelf  .But  (fapefltljou ) altljougk  tljcre  kee  no  mane 
of  connpng  in  tlje  plaper, inafmucljas  Ijenin  part  ana  mas  akle 
too  Ijauc  aooue  tlje  reRtljat  kenta  not  ? pet  is  tlje  game  ttfelf 

©,i/t  maprnen. 


The  fecond  booke 

mapncb,mbich  confifietb  of  taking  anti  ftrikingback  the  bail 
agetn.3l  mill  (fans  no  longer  about  confuting  in  this  cace:let 
ssgraune  tljattljere  is  fome  mant  is  the  plape  ans  not  in  the 
piapsr.^>o  alfo  in  tins  matter  mbicbe  mm  create  of.tbere  man* 
tetb  fomembat  in  refpect  oftlje  the  thing  that  bias  giucn,mher* 
imtoo  another  part  is  sem ; but  there  mantetb  nothing  in  re* 
fpcct  oftbe  mpnotlje  that  bath  fount)  one  like  rnpnses  coo  him* 
ftlf,  batl;e  accompitfljcs  his  omnesefpre  as  mucbe  as  Ipetlj  in 
him, 

€hath  beflomesagoos  turnespponmees 
ano  31  haue  acceptes  it  euen  as  bemouls 
haue  tutlheb.  j!2o a)  hath  hethe  thing  that  he 
fought, pea  j the  onlp  thing  that  befougbtt 
fo;t  31  amthankfull.^erafter  remaineth  the 
bfe  of  nice,  ans  fome  commooitie  too  r e* 
sounstoo  him  bp  mp  thankfullneffe.  Cbts 
is  not  theremnant  of  an  snperfectsemtie,but  an  income  too 
a perfect  one,  'Phidias  makes  an  3image,  %\yt  frtite  of  b& 
moojkmanlbip  is  one , ano  the  frnte  of  bis  moojk  is  another* 
‘Sheens  of  his  moojkmaulbip  is  too  haue  maoe  the  thing  that 
hement  too  make, Sheens  of  his  moo?keis  toohauesoone  it 
too  fome  profit . ’Phidias  bathe  Snilhes  his  moo?ke , though  he 
haue  not  fols  it,  f;e  reapeth  th^eefrutes  of  his  tooojk.Sheone 
is  of  bts  omne  concepte ; ans  this  he  receiueth  afloone  as  his 
moo  jke  is  Snipes : the  other  is  ofhis  fame;  ans  the  thirs  is  of 
his  profit  mhiclje (hall  come bntoo  himepther  hp  fauour,  opbp 
fale , o?  bp  fome  other  rneane  ♦ JLikempfe  of  a benefpte  o?  goon 
turne,  let  the  firfte  frute  be  the  frute  of  a mans  omne  concepte* 
^Dhis  hath  he  reapes  mhiche  hath  brought  his  gift  thither  as 
hemouls.'&befecbs  fr  utc  is  of  fame:  8ns  the  thirs  fruteisof 
fuchethinges  as  map  b«perfo?mesbpone  tomarses  another, 
^berfojemben  a goos  turners  acceptes  freenslp , he  that  be* 
Somes  it  hatljalresie  receiuesrecompence,butnot  remars*, 
ans  tberfoje  looke  mhat  is  mithout  the  benefits  itfelf,  it  mutt 


of  Benefiting,  ij. 

b&repayeabytakingthefameajell. 

Oat  then  ? Ijatlj  he  r equitee/lnbicb  hath  uomte 
nothing?  J13ay  hehath  aoone  aerie  much : bee 
bath  renacrea  gooa  ti>  agooa  brill , pea  f like 
fo?  like  alfo, bihiche  is  the  pjopertie  of  freon* 

(trip,  <3geinetbepaymentofa!Bctte6teisone 
may, ana  the  payment  of  atrec  is  another  toajv 
gou  mufie  not  looke  that  31  (boula  (heme  nip  payment  too  the 
eye: the  thing  ts  aoone  betuieene  myna  ana  myna,  Although 
the  thing that 31  fa?*  nooefeigbtattbefirfiageinft  tbyneopi* 
nton : yet  (ball  it  not  fecme  barn  antoo  thee, if  thou  unit  apply 
tbyfelfantoomee,ana  confiner  born  there  bee  mo  tbmgcs  than 
bjoojaes.Shere  are  a greate  nomber  of  tljtnges  britbottt  na=  The  want  < 
mes , mbtcb  toee  otter  not  bp  tbeir  proper  termes , but  by  ter--  plof.’eLn?rn| 
mes  apply  ea  from  other  tljinges  ♦ if o?  meefayetbis  moojrn 
foote , of  our  felues , of  a TBea , of  a Ranging , ana  of  a Cierfe*  too  bee  ter  J 
SOee  call  by  the  name  of  Dogge,  both  a $ounn , a jf  ilb,ana  a med  3,1  by 
^>tarre,.ffo;t  meebaue  not  mooses  3Inoto  too  yeela  Onto  eue*  onc  na®e* 
ry feuerall thing  his  feuerall  name: ana  therefore toben  toee 
toant,toee  bo  jorne . S>toutne(Te  is  a aertue  that  rightly  aefpy* 
feth  perillesm  j elfe  it  ts  a knoarienge  horn  too  repulfe,efcheaj, 
ana  aauenture  appon  pertlles*  get  notbrithftanayng  tore  fay 
that  a enter  ,ann  aleatna  &eruant  brijom  rafhnelfe  a?yueth 
ijeaalong  too  the  contempt  ofaeath,are  (tout  men . Sparing* 
nefle  is  a knoarienge  bob)  too  efcbem  fuperfluous  charges,  oj 
afkillbomtooafeamannesboufebolopjouifionmeafttrably: 
ana  yet  mee  call  hymaaery  fparing  man,b)btcheis  of  ani- 
garnly  ana  pinchingmyna,  brijeras  notaiithflanaing  there  is 
infinite  oaaes  betmeene  meafurablenelfe  ana  ptnching.^hefc 
areofaiuers  natures,  ana  yet  fo?b)anteofb)oojaes,taee  bee 
fapne  too  call  both  the  onc  ana  the  other  a Sparer  ♦ 3na  alfo 
astoellhethat  aefpy^eth  cafuall  perilles  through  reafoit , as 
he  that  rufiieth out  into  periUes  briebout  reafon,are  callea  <■ 
fioutmen.^o  alfo , both  the  act  ofbenefyting  $ the  thing  that 
: ©.«;♦  is 


Thefecond  booke 

is  giuen  o?  tjooncbp  that  ait,  (as$£onnpe , 0oufc,ano  Sppa* 
rcli , ) arc  calico  a benefpte ♦ 'Cfeename  of  bod;  of  d;em  ts  all 
0ne>but  trueip  djc  fojce  ana  pouter  of tljcm  is  farre  Differing. 

3Iue  care  therefore,  jftoto  tl;ou  per« 
ceiueff  that  2 Tap  nothing:  toijirbe 
tbpnc  opintouftioulo  mtfltke . ^fljae 
benefpte  o;  poo  turne  toljiclje  to  ft* 
mOjco  tn  tljeoooingof  it,isrequi« 
tco  if  tee  take  it  tijankfullp.^ut  af- 
fo  j the  other  toljtcb  to  contepneo  tti 
tlje  thing : tee  batte  not  pet  repp* 
teo  it , but  toe  inteno  too  requpte  it* 
ilitoitb  poo  toil! , ano  toee  oboe  If  ill 
thing  fo?  tljing.'&berefoje  although  toe  repojtljtm  to  bane  re- 
quit  co,n)bicb  taketb  a poo  turne  tetlj  a telmeening  mptto: 
pet  ooo  tee  toill  him  too  renoerfomme  like  thing  bntoo  that 
tobteb  be  batb  taken * &>ome  of tlje  tbinpo  tljat  toee  fpeake, 
ooo  Differ  from  common  cuftome:  atto  aftertoaro  another  toap 
tbep  retourne  too  cuffome  again.  HOeebenpe  that  a topfe  mati 
taketb  attp  tojong: ano  pet  tlje  man  tljat  fmitetb  him  toitb  bio 
jfitl  fijalbee  conoemneo  of  tojongoooing * 2£lee  oenpe  that  a 
foole  Ijatb  anp  geooes  of  bio  otonetano  pet  if  a man  ffeale  anp 
thing  from  a foole, toee  toill  conoemne  him  of  feionie.  <3He  fap 
that  all  men  bee  mao , ano  pet  tec  cure  not  all  men  toitb  Elk. 
horns.  2Bee  giue  bovees  in  election  of  officers , ano  toee  com* 
nut  autljojttie  too  the  fame  men  inborn  toee  call  mao.&o  alfo 
ooo  tee  fap  that  be  toljtch  hath  takena'gooo  turne  toitb  atoel* 
tneening  mpno,batbreqititeotttbutpet  nettcrtbelefieboeleaue 
him  gill  in  oette , too  make  recompence  etten  toben  be  bath  rc- 
qttptco . £)ur  fo  faptngts  an  epljo?tation , ano  not  a renoun* 
ting  oftbegoco  turne.  asjeenccoenot  bee  afrapo,  that  tlje 
burthen  gjoulo  bee  fo  intolerable , astoobeare  bsooutte.ano 
to  oaunt  our  bartes.  ©0002  bee  giuen  mee , mp  gooo  name  is 
oefenoeo,mpmifene  i?  taken  from  mee, 31  iniop  life  ano  liber- 

tie. 


of  Benefy  ting.  28. 

fie.SnbbotoibaH  3!  requpte  tbefe  ttiinof  ess  ? iu&c«  tufll  itap 
rome  that  31  map  fljetoe  Ijtm  mp  goob  will  again  ? Cbis  tstba 
bap  toljcrcin  Ijc  jjatb  fljetoeb  bis. 

Cake  bp  tbegoob  torne,  imb?ace  it,  anb  bee glab .•  notfoj 
that  tljoti  takeft , Imc  fcj  t!;at  tbou  required,  anb  pet  fijalt  tijctt 
abpbe  in  this  Dette  Hill.  Cbou  (bale  not  abuenturebpponfo 
greate  a thing,  as  that  miff  banee  map  make  tljec  bntbankful. 
31  toil  cafl  no  tncomberances  in  tbp  toapdct  not  tbp  bartfaple 
tfjec : lb?  ink  not  fo?  ootit  of  papncs  anb  long  tbjalbome,  3 be= 
fer  tbee  not , it  map  bee  boone  toitb  tljinges  that  tbou  baft  al« 
reabp.Cbou  Q>aU  neuer  bee  tbankfuH , if  tbou  bee  nottbanke- 
full  out  ofljanb.Mljat  mufi  tbou  500  then  ? mult  tljoti  nit  put 
tbpfclf  in  ^rmesf^ercbaunce  tljou, muff  Sgntff  tbou  not  faple 
otter  tlje  S»eas  ?^erbappes  pes,pea  eurn  toitb  bluffcring 
topnbes  at  tbp  fcttingfoojtb . SBilt  tijotr  requpte  a 
goob  tttrne Cake  it  in  goob  tooojtb.anb  tbou 
ijaffe  reqttpteb  it : not  fo  as  tbou  iboulbcff 
think  tbpfeif  qupte  bifebargeo , but 
foas  tljoumapcff  cme  it  with 
tbtttioje.barteseafe. 

The  end  of  the  fecond  Booke. 


Ut*' 


jfcfThe  third  booke  of  Lucius  Aiv 

nans  Smcca3concerning  Benefites. 


4Dt  too  bcc  tijafcfull  fo^t  a gooD 

eume(mp  ftetmEubmita  Liber  alls ,) 
is  botlje  a (bame.ano  fo  counted  emog 
allmen.djerefojeeuen  tlje  bittbanb* 
full  Rude  fault  toitlj  them  tljat  bee  btt= 
tfjanfefull , toljen  neuertljclelle  tljat 
cleauetb  too  tljem  all,  lDljicljeallof 
tbcmmiflibe.&ndlo&beefo  frotoard 
that  taee  Ijatc  fome  men  moff  e deadly, 
not  oncly  after  they  Ijaue  boon  bs  pod  .but  alfo  euen fopdoo* 
tng  no  good.  31  deny  not  but  it  bappettetlj  in  fomme  menne 
tljjougb  tlje  crabbedneffe  of  tbeir  Mature : ’But  In  mo  becaufe 
eontinetoaunce  of  tyme  mabetlj  them  fojgetfull.  -ffo^tlje  tljtn- 
gcs  tljatlnerefrelbe  in  my  ndtottb  tljem, toljtletljey  mere  neto* 

Ip ooon,dooetoeare out ofremembjaunceinpjocelfeoftyme*  ' 
Concerning  toljiebefojt  ofmen,3l  remember  31  Ijaueljad  barn 
bold  dattb  you , bycatife  you  termed  tbcm  not  bntfjankfull,  but 
fojgetfull,3s  toljo  toould  fay,  tljat  tljat  tbingOjoulo  eycufe  an 
bntljanbfull  perfonc.tofjtclj  made  him  dntljanhfull:oj  els  that 
becaufe  fome  manbappenetb  toobeefojgetfulUje  fljould  tljer* 
foje  not  bee  counted  bntljan&full,  toljereas  noman  Ijappenetfj 
too  bee  fojgetfnll , but  tlje  dntljankfulU  'Cbere  are  many  feyn* 
des  ofdntljanbfullperfones,as  Cbaues  and  9purtljerers:of 
Inborn  the  fault  is  all  one, but tljere  is  greatedtuerfitie  in  tlje 
ctrcumRances,  Untbanfcfull  is  be that  demetlj  tlje  receiuyng 
of  a good  turne  tobtcbe  be  Ijatlj  recetued  ♦ Untljanbfull  is  be 
tljatdtlfembletb  it . Unthankful!  tslje  tljat  regut'tetlj  ttnot. 
But  moffebntljankfull  of  all, is  be  that  batlj  forgotten  it  ♦ .ffoj 
although  tlje  relfoifcljargenottbemfelues;  yet  are  they  det* 
ters  (fill  ,ano  there  rematnetb  tottb  the  fome  jmnt  of  tlje  good 

turnest 


jfvnthank- 
ilnefie,and 
ho  be  mo  ft 
titkankfulU 


of  Benefyting.  ip. 

turnes.lbet  bp  inithin  tbeir  eutil  confcience.3no  the  time  map 
come,  that  fommeeaufe  o? other  mape  turne  them  too  thank* 
fulncfre,if  cither  fljame  (ball  put  them  inmittoe,o?  fome  foooein 
yang  of  honeftoealpng;V.*rh  as  is  inont  too  Hart  opfojatpme 
euen  in  eiiill  j&att:  *,  if or  caltou  ferue  them  too  oooc  it ioitb 
tijetr  eafe.^at  nciter  can  ije  become  e(iankfuH,t&atibati)6tter^ 
ip  forgotten  the  mhole  bene6te.£no  taijitljtr  thinkett  thou  bins 
SBDO?fe,ut  inham  the  thankeofagooo  turne  is  lolle,  ojijtm  ia 
toljom  t(j  e berie  rememfyaunce  of  it  is  lofte  aUo  *:  jfattltieire 
tljofe  epestfjat  cannot  ainape  inith  the  Ipght:btit  ftarkehjpttoe 
are  thofe  that  fee  not  at  all  * J[3ot  too  Ibue  bnes^arentesf  if  a 
point  ofinickeonelfe  rlftit  not  too  knome  them  is  ftarke mao* 
aelfoSSiho  is  fo  thanklelfeas  he.inhtcbe  haupug  Cache  a thing 
as  he  ought  toe  beftoine  in  tlje  fo?emo0e.  yatte  of  his  mpnoe. 

Inhere  it  might  alioapes  bee  reoie  at  bano,  hath  laieo  it  fo  farre 
backe,  ano  cad  it  fo  farce  of,  as  he  knoinetb  not  of  it  at  all?3e 
ihoulo  feeme  he  thought  not  often  of  requttpng , that  couio  bt* 
terlp  forget  it, 

C^cfccont)  jOjapter* 

UD©  bee  fbo?t,  too  the  reguitpitg  of  a goon  The  vyce  m 
tunte  there  nceoetb  crattell,  ano  tpme , ano  forgetfuines 
ahilitic,auo  fauo?ab!c  ifojtune.Tgut  he  that 
bearethtt  inmpnoe,tschankfnUi»ithout  nes, 
code,  f;e  that  yerfojmeth  not  this, inhere- 
bntoo  he  nceoetb  neither painftaking , no? 
inelth.no?  gooo  ifo?ttme;  hath  no  eouert  to 
ffjtouoe himfelfinithall*  f o?  neuer  ment  he  too  bee  thankfnil, 
inhtcheoio  calf  a gooo  turne  fo  farre  ofthat  he  heftotpeo  it  out 
offight ano  rejnemh?aunce*  Hike  as  the  thtnges  that  areee* 
cupico.ano  oailp  hanoleo,are  neuer  tnperiil  of  r ufting, inhere* 
as  the  thinges  that  come  notin  fight, but  Ipe  out  of  the  map  as 
fuperfluous,ooo  gather  fople  bp  conttneinance  of  tpme:Cueu 
fo  mhatfoeuer  is  occ upteo  $ neine  burnilheo  bp  often  thinking 
bppon,  is  neuer  ino?ne  out  of  mcmojte , inhiche  lofeth  not  any 
thing, faue  that  inhiche  it  hath  not  often  leoheo  backe  bntoo. 


The  third  hookc 


xmetoufe- 
effe  a hin- 
drance too 
hankfulncs. 


nuv  ano- 
ei  hinde- 
nee  vntoo 
aakfulncs. 


€fises  this , t|erc  lice  other  caufes  alfo, 
itiljiclje  s?ounc  mfnnes  greatel!  sefertes 
in  us*  %\)t  full  anb  checfellis.that  beepng 
alVuaies  tmftcD  about  netoe  oeftreSjbsee  ne= 
uer  confiserb&hat  Vuee  Ijaue,  but  toljat  bsee 
toouis  Ijauetfettpng  our  bshole  mpnsc,  not 
bppon  rljatinljtdje  is  obteineb , but  bppon 
tbattobicbets  couctcs  ♦ tfojmbatfoeuerbieebaueinpQffeffio, 
is  nothing  bsoo?tb.  jftobs  then  it  foIlo\nctb,tbat  afloone  as  the 
sefire  ofnebs  thinges  fjatlj  ntase  a titan  fet  light  bp  that  tobicb 
Ije  bath  recciucs  alrebie.the  beftouser  of  them  mull  alto  grovae 
out  of  eliimation , 2£tee  louc  feme  man  ants  fautte  bppon  bpm, 
anbp?otettbimcoobec  tbc  foitnber  of  our  taelfare , fo  long  as 
the thinges  that  voce  ban  at  bis  bansesbooc  like  bs.  Stton  af* 
ter  tfjere  tfeppetb  tntoo  our  conceit  a greater  Itbpng  of  other 
tbpnges, ans  our  ntpnseronnes  bppon  tbem,(as  the  matter  of 
men  is ) after  greate  tbpnges  eouetpngffill  greater : flretgbt 
Doate  is  fo? gotten  tobatfoeucr  vuec  termeb  beretoofo?e  bp  tbc 
name  of  a beneSte.&ns  bsee  looke  not  bppo  tbofe  thinges  that 
baue  p?eferueo  bs  bcfo?e  otljersjbut  onlp  bpp3  tbofe  tbtnges 
Voberctn  other  men  baue  bab  tbe  jfojtunc  too  outgo  bs. Otit  ic 
isnotpoftiblefojanp  man,botbetoo  repine  arts  too  be  thank* 
full  ♦ ifo?,to  repine  is  tbe p?opertie  ofbpnt  that  finsetb  fault  e, . 
anb  is bifeontenteo  : button  giuerbankes,istbep?opertieof 
bun  tbatis  ’b)eUpleafeb.S0c?eouf  r5altbougb  none  of  bs  ftnou* 
but  tbe  tpme  tbat  is  alresie  pallet  pet  booe  feabseo?  none  calle 
backetbeir  minor  too  tbpnges  paftjgp  mcaneijereof  it  faules 
out , tbat  ^cboolematllers  anb  their  melooopnges  go  too  tbc 
grounbe  togitber,  beeaufe  bsee  leaue  our  vobole  ebtlsbos  fre« 
bpnoe  bs.  ISp  meanes  hereof  it  cammes  to  paffe,  that  the  tbin- 
gesinbicbc  are  beftoiueb  bppon  bsin  ourpoutb  arelo8,bp* 
caufe  our  poutb  neuer  comes  too  bans  agein.  jSoman  account 
tetb  tbatbsbicbe  Ijatlj  bin , as  a thing  pall,  but  as  a thing  loll* 
Sns  iljcrfoje  flpgb  ftrtl  bsill  tbc  remeroberance  bee  of  tinges 

that 


ofRenefy.ting* 


3°« 


tbaearctooeotm 


CC^*un\£^apttcrt 

Jfttbis  place  3!  ntuft  IjolB  intth  Cplcura^ 
lap  o'  contineuailpcotnplapuetlj  ofounm* 
tbankfulncfle  fo?  tbinges  paa.bpcaufe  that 
ipl jat  gooo  turnes  £b  eucr luce  recetue,iuee 
raH  nonetoorcmnnberaitce  ,no?  account 
them  atttong  pleafurcs:  toijeras  nottoitb= 
ftaiitfoi*, there  is  no  pfeafare  mo?e  certetn, 
than  that  iobicljc  cannot  bee  taken  a\oaie  ante  mo?e . pjef|nc 
goos  tbingcsareooipet  Mole  ani>  fulltfome  mtfcljaScemate 


25ut  tljat  tobtclj  is  path's  Jap  bp  tnfafetie.^ob)  tljen  can  that 
man  bee  thankful!  tobiarpen  f«cl;e  as  poo  btm  goon,  uiljo  "be*, 
ifotoetb  all  Ijik  Ufeiit  ^itfg  bp&ott  twinges  p?  eft  ntiano  in 
fcafpmgafter  tbinges too  conic. 3!t is mtmofulnefle  that ma* 
ketb  a man  sbankfull . ^>e  tbat  bangetp  molte  bppon  bope3 
grounoe^lcaftPpponmpnofttlneire* 

jo  Libera//!,  like  as  feme  tbinges!  once  per* 
ceiueo  Poe  Cicke  fail  in  inemo?te;anb  in 
fometljtngeSjtbeonce  lerningoftbem  is 
not  enough  too  make  a ntanne  cunnjing  in 
tbcm.ffo?  the  knomlcoge  of  them  pecatetb* 
if  it  bee  not  cottnetoeo  bp  e?cmfe,3!  means 

, ©eotnetrie  ,Ep‘ ^Qpononue.anofucbeo* 

tbertbpngcs  asareflipperie  bp  accafionof  tijeir  fubtiitte:) 


manptnnumber,anubeftoine5affuno?tetpmepi)poefitp,guUe 


too  tpme^no? ^ toillpnglp  kccbinkebs  beta  muebeinec  at  e in 
eebe  matures  kettle tkenib  bat (peebes  fe&tcrs  calf  fojtlje* 

" liuet&tC* 
f?.ij,  ucr  p 


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uerpmanpjoteEetb  a ns  bomctlj  Ijimfelf  toobee  at  commaun-* 
Dement , anb  mljatfoeuer  otfjcc  lornelp  tcrme  be  canbeutfetoo 
intjauager  Ijmtfelf  mittjall . 'But  rnttljin  a mbtle  after.tljefame 
perfones  cfcijetu  tljeir  fojmet  moojbes.as  too  bate  anb  fcarce 
gentlemanUkctano  fittallp  tbep  comrne  too  tljat  point  mbicbe 
(as  3 fttppofe)euerp  oftlje  leuseft  anbbntbankfulleff  ca  come 
bntoOjtljatts  to  fop, too  fojget  it.  JFo?  ewen  as  bntbankfull  ts 
be  tljat  fo?gettctlj,as  be  is  tljankfull  tljat  bearetb  in  mpnbe* 

C^c4ju€ljaptcr* 


, UK  Ijeere  ri^etl)  a qucttidn,toljit&er  this 
Ijatefull  nice  ought  too  bee  bnpmiiGjeb , o$ 
mljitljer  tljelame  tljat  is  put  tnbjctn  fcljoo 
’ les, ought  alfo  too  bee  cjcecuteo  in  Comon 
mealesjfo  as  a man  might  baue  bis  Action 
' agtinil  anbntljankfull  perfone,toljicbe  fee* 
rnetlj  tnbtfferent  Suffice  foj  all  tncn,££lbp 
not  ? Seeing  tljat  Eealmcs  bpbjapb  Realmes  mitlj  the  thin* 
ges  tljep  ba«e  soon  foj  tbeut , anb  picke  quarcllestootlje  jfuc« 
celTojSjfojtljetljingestbat  mere  beffomcs  bppott  tljeir  pjebe= 
t elTojs?Dur  auncetcrs  beetng(a$  a man  mapperceiue)men  of 
noble  cojagc  ,bemauiibcb  oncip  momtie  of  tljeir  enemies.  $s 
fo^benefites,tljepbello'a)eiJ  tljem  franklp.ans  baretlje  lofleof 
them  as  franklpv&bcrc  mas  neuer  pet  anion  graunteb  agctnll 
anbntbankfull  perfone  inanp  Ration  >faupng  in  tljeRealme 
of  CMacedone . &nb  tbis  is  a greatc  reafon  mbp  none  fljoulb 
Ijatte  bin  graunteb ; bccaufe  tljat  mbereas  met  baue  giuen  eon* 


manflaugbter,  mitcfjcraft,  bmtaturall  nuutber.anb  bjeaebe  of 
Eeltgio.tbere  are  in  funojie  places  ftmsjte  pumfbmentes.anb 
in  all  places  fomej'Ebis  fault  mljidje  is  rpfette  ofall,is  euerp* 
toljere  mtflikeb,but  nomijerc  punilbeb.  getboomee  not  ac* 
mute  it:  Bu  t fojafmucbe  as  tfjc  triall  of  fo  bncertetn  a matter 
moulo  bee  berie  barb : mee  baue  but  conbemneb  it  too  bee  ba- 
teb,  leaning  it  emong  tbofe  tbinges,mbiclje  met  put  ouer  too 
tbe  bengeaunte  of  tb?  ©owes* 


of  Benefiting. 
CC$e4nu€t)apitct. 


3I# 


.ffinbe  manp  rcafons,boljp  this  fault  ought 
not  too  bee  tnatie  a matter  tit  Laboe*,ff  irlfe 
of  all  j tfte  belle  part  of  the  benefite  o ? goob 
turncperilbetlj,  tf  amannefijouio  Ijaue  bis 
9cttonfo?tt,as  fjebfetlj  too  Ijaue  fojlen* 
bing  of  monnie,o>  fo?  bargatties  of  ijp?tRg 
anb  letting  out  ♦ jfo?  the  greatett  grace  of 
a goob  turners  that  Vuee  baue  boon  it,euen  though  boee  fijoulb 
lofe  it,fo  as  boee  Ijaue  put  tbe  matter  mljollp  too  tlje  eourtefie 
oftbe  recetuers.  'But  if  31  arrelfljtm  :3If  3!  eallljtmbefoje  a 
3Iubge:3Itbeginnetlj  tooheeabette,attb  not  abenefite,  Qgein 
boljereas  it  is  a mode  commenbable  thing  too  requite;  3!t  cea- 
fetb  too  bee  commenbable,if  it  comme  too  bee  of  neceflitie  ifo? 
noman  utill  commenb  a tljanhfuU  perfone,  mo?e  than  him  that 
hath  reftojeb  a thing  that  boas  oeltuereb  him  too  feeepe , o?  btf* 
eljargeb  his  betteboithout  being  feboeo ♦ S»o  (hall  twee  marre 
tbooo  tljinges  at  once, that  is  too  initte,  a thankfttllman,anb  a 
bencfictall  man;  than  toljiclje,  there  are  not  anp  gooblter  tljim 
ges  in  mannes  life  , jpojbobat  greate  point  of  ejccellenctets 
there, either  in  the  one  if  he  heltoboe  not  Ijtsgoob  turne  freelp, 
hut  leitbeitiopin  the  other  if  be  requite,  notbecapfe  beisbotl* 


thanbfull,ejtcept  a man  map  fafelp  bee  bnthanfefull.^ojeouer 
thtsinconuenieneetuoulbinfeboe:  that  aUCourtcsbooulbbee 
too  little  fo?  tljislaboe.JOljo  is  he  that  mpgbt  not  fcbie;bubo 
is  he  that  might  not  beefueb  ? oilmen  ejttoll  their  oboite  boo* 
inges,  all  men  inlarge  tlje  thpnges  that  thep  Ijaue  beKobueb 
pan  others,  bee  tbep  neuer  fo  fniall , urthermo?,toljatfoei!er 
tbinges  boo  fall  boithin  the  compafle  of  examination , map  bee 
betermineb  boitljout  giuing  tlje  31ubge  infinite  liber  tie,  Sno 
therefore  the  Rate  of  a goob  race , fecmetlj  better  if  it  bee  putte 
too  a 31ubge,than  if  tt  bee  put  too  anbmpcr-becattfe  tlje  3iubge 
is  bounbe  too  an  o?ber,anb  hath  his  certeine  bounbes  fet  him, 
tnhtch^w3?  notpalCe ; But  tlje  bmpers  confciencrhcepng 

?p,  lit,  free, 


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free, ant  tyit  too  no  bounbes,map  bctlje  abbe  anti  take  ateape, 
nnbbirertc  Ijts  fencencejtiotaccojbpngas  lamcan&3!uffu;e 
ccnnfeU  btm,bt»t  arcG?bpng  as  bumanitie  atib  p it  ie  fljali  maue 
him.  asrimon  ofbnkpnoneffemoufb  notbpnbe  rbeSiusge, 
but  fettc  him  at  libertie  tso  rule  tljtngesasbe  iitteti.foiit  is 
aotcmem  mbat  ahenefitclboulb  bee.  Sgeiu.bom  gteatefce* 
tier  it  bee , it  mere  mncbe  too  the  matter , boto  fauourablp  the 
3luDge  tooitlb  conffer  it.  jIJo  lame  beffnetb  mbat  an  bntljank- 
fullpetfonets  . ©ftentpmes  be  that  Ijatij  renbereb  as  muclje 
as  be  rcreiueo,is  bntljauhfuIbanD  (je  tijatljatl]  not  renbcrcbjtg 
tbankfull.  $lfo  there  bee  femme  matt  ers5mbicbe  etten  an  bn* 
f kilfuU  Slttbge  mbpebifmifft  tije  Court  of : as  in  races  mbere 
the  parties  mull  confeltc  a bccbe,oi  no  orcoe  ♦ HjQJberc  tlje  ope* 
ning  of  the  Cuibenre  Difpatcbetljallboutes;  mbere berterea* 
fan  is  able  to  Determine  the  rpgljc.'^ut  mbcnmennesmpn&es 
muff  bee  coniecturcb  of;  mbena  thing  commetb  in  queffiojb 
mhichc  onelp  mifeborae  ts  able  too  otfeerne : in  fuebe  cafe  s a 
man  ranot  take  him  fc>?  a Jlttoge,  that  is  calleb  to  office  foj  bis 
ricbeSjOpbecaufebe  is  a gentleman  bo?ne* 


ruling  of  fuebe  races . £§>ome  tnangtuetb  agreatepeeeeof 
g^onnp:  but  be  is  a rtebe  man.ano  fucljc  a one  as  can  not  fcele 
the  Ioffe  of  it  ♦ another  giuetlj  liketopfe , but  tottb  oaungtr  of 
forgoing  bis  mbole  inljcrt tattce . ® be  fome  is  all  one , but  the 
benefitets  not  all  one.  S>ea  let  bs  pet  abbbe  further  t that  the 
one  papetb  ^onpfo?  ameimiller  ofbis,  but  be  bath  it  at  borne 
Iping  bp  bint : anb  that  tbe  other  giuetlj  as  rnuebe , but  be  is 


4£^l)eML£1)apitct* 


"he  created 
enchtes  ad- 
uc  not  re- 
in  tall  with 
ykeforlyke. 


v • -v  ■■  i>*.  ,i  . i*..  v .-*■*  +■  .! 

^2S^^fptstbingt!jerfo?efeemeb  notberp  bmnete 


||too  bauc  bittmabe  a matter  in  lame, ibuf 
jgjjtbat  noman  eoulb bee  fottnb  too  bee  a com- 
^ potent  ittbge  in  tbe  cace*  aSi&icJje  thing 
pitbou  mill  not  tbtnke  ffraunge3tf  thou  confi* 
^|ber  tlj  jotolpljom  barblp  bee  fljoulb  bee  gra? 
^iueleb  i mbtcbelhoulb  enter  intoo  tbeouer- 


tntrea- 


■ 


of  Benefiting.  32. 

inf  reatance , ana  too  in&atinger  bimfelf  greatlp  too  him  tijat 
lent  it.  ^Otnkefttljou  tljere  teas  no  obbes betbJtjtt him  that 
beflolncb  b is  poti  turne  tottb  eafe , am>  this  other  that  bo?o* 
toeb  too  giuc^omc  tbtnges  become  greate  fop  tfjctr  fcafou, 
anbnotfo?  tijcir  fumme. 

%\)z  gating  of  a peecc  of  grounb , tofjofe  fiutefulncffe  map 
eafc  tbcDcrtl)  cfCopne.ts  a benefits  ♦ Qinb  one  loaf  onspeais 
gtuen  tti  tpme  of  jf  amtn,!s  a benfite  alfo. 
l»  ®oagtueamatn»Ijole  Countries  mltb  ntaitp  greate  Et- 
uersintbemablctoobeare&bippcs,is  abenefttc.  Slnbtoo 
Ibetoe  a ffiERaterfpttng  too  fuclje  as  are  tbtrfiie  a no  fearce  able 
to  fetcbetbcirbpeatbfopbppnefle.tsabenefltealfo. 

SBijo  fijall  compare  thefe  tljtnges  togitljei  PiobofijaUtoep 
them  tb?ougbIp?8parb  is  tbe  oeterminatto  of  that  cace,mhtch 
rcqupretb  tbe  fo?ce  of  a thing , anb  not  tbe  thing  it  felf.  dje 
tbinges  map  bee  all  one;anb  pet  tbe  rnaner  of  befiobJtng  them 
Jbal  after  the  eftimatton  of  them.  9 manbatlj  boonem®  a goon 
turne;  but  bee  bib  it  bMmlltnglp;  bee  bias  fojtcmben  bee  baa 
bonne  tt:be  lookeb  fcopneftiUper  bppo  m®  than  bctoas  tooont 
ont  too  uoo ; bee  bib  itmttbfucbe  linger  tng,as  be  ban  pleafea 
mee  muebc  moje  too  baue  fapb  mee  flat  nap  out  of  Ijanbe  Jpota 
fijal  a fubge  make  an  eflimate  of  thefe  tbinges.mben  the  fpeecb, 
anbtbebouttng.ano  tbecountenauncc  if  a man  mape  tnnrre 
tbe  grace  ofljis  goob  turne. 

C^W.cijaptet* 

(Sein /feme  tbinges  are  termcb  35enefites,bp* 
caufe  tbep  bee  ouermttcb  bcfppeb : anb  otberfome 
being  net  oftbat  comon  fo?t,  butmucb  greater, 
boobearealeflefijome.  |>eccall  ttabenefitetso 
baue  maoe  a man  free-of  tbebeab  Cttte  of  our  pu- 
iffant  comraonbacale,anb  too  baue  abuatmeeb  bint  too  bonotsr, 
opto  baue  faiteb  bim  bppon  an  3!nbiccmcnt  of  lift  anb  Death. 
5lnb  Utbat  call  pou  it  too  baue  giuea  a man  goob  counfell  ? too 
baue  topetttb  the  !&bJO’b  outofainanncs  banb.tbattass  rebp 
too  baue  fo^boone  btmfelf.?too  baue  itromfoptebafaplojnc 

pcvfar.e, 


The  third  booke 


perfone  lottb  effctfuall  perftoaftons  ? anb  too  fjauc  brought 
bun  bache  agein  too  tbe  folotolbip  of  Ipfe,  front  bis  toilftiU  fees 
king  of  that  tu!jtcb  be  longcb  fo?  ? flSbat  think  pou  it  too  bee* 
to  baue  fit  bp  a ficke  matt  5 atm  toljereas  bis  health  confined  m 
tenbing  ijtm , too  baurgi uen  him bis  Beales  toben  bis  &to* 
mark*  would  ferue  bun  beft.and  too  baue  rcfrefi)cabis.feeble 
pulfcs  \Bitb  flBpne , anb  too  baue  bolpen  bun  too  a jpbifician 
when  bee  boas  like  too  dpe>?  2Bbo  (ballbaleboe  tbefe  tljtnges  ? 
who  fijal  commaund  tbefe  benefttes  too  bee  recompenceb  With 
tljelike? 

&ome  man  percbatmce  batb  gtucn  tb®  a boufetattb  3J  baue 
fojeluanteb  thee  that  tbpneobone  is  falling  bounebppontbp 
beab,$)e  batbgutentbee  lanbes  anb  tgsoobs : aub  3 batte  gi* 
uentlj®  a'JSoojb  too  flotc  bppon  in  (biptojtecke^notber  batb 
fougbt  fa?  tfjee  anb  boas  boouttbeb:anb  % baue  faueb  tbp  Ipfe  bp 
boibing  tnp  pcace.&eeing  that  a goob  tutne  is  boon  one  toap, 
anb  recompenceb  another  t it  is  a bard  matter  too  tnaketbem 
matches. 


Clrtberntoje*  there  is  no  bap  fetfo| 
the  requptingofa  good  turns,  as 
there  is  fojs  repapment  of  ^otinpe 
that  is  ient.^berefojebecbat  batb 
not  requpteo , map  requpte  ♦ 4fbj35 
would  baue  thee  too  tell  ntee  With* 
in  What  tpme  a man  map  bee  found 
too  bee  unthankful!  ♦ ^be  greater 

benefttes  baue  no  trpallatatl.©^ 

tetttpmes  tbep  Ipe  bidden  hcttoeeue  the  cofciencesof  the  ttuao 
parttes,unfpoken  of*&ballwee  b?ittg  the  wojlbe  too  that 
popnt » tbattoee  map  not  boo  a goob  turnewitbout  Witncire? 
OTat  ptmtfijment  then  Iba!  boeeappointfo?  the  bntbankfull? 
^hall  wee  punitb  all  aUke,t»hereas  the  benefttes  bee  unlike  ? 
ej'fball  wee  a ppoint  biuerfitie  ofpunilbmentes, greater  o?  lef* 
fcr, according  too  tbemeafureof  echcmatwes  beneftte.^er* 

aouen* 


of  Benefiting. 


33- 

abttenture  pou  tail  b«uic  the  penaltie  to»bee  but  a monnp mat* 
ter.iHElbp .?  s&ome  bcnefttes  concerne  Ipfe.pea  anb  ape  greater 
than  ipfc . 511 bat  penaltie  fljaibee  appoittteb  fo?  tbofe?LelTe 
tbait  the  beneftte.?  Ebat  boere  not  inbtfferent  * Slcquall  ano 
tJta&lp  ? 22tbat  can  bee  mo?e  bhktnbip.tljan  that  tl;e  cub  of  be* 
neSces  Ihouib  be  blubbie  % 

C^wXtjaptc u 

i Crtem  p?eiogactuc3  ( Cap  pou ) are 
' giuen  too  parentes  ♦ Looke  boboe 
^ confine  ration  is  bab  of  tljefe  eptra* 
o?btnarilp:fo  mutt  confiberation  bee 


| ban  of  other  memies  benefites  like* 
i uufe.SBe  hauepnuilebgcb  the  (fate 
■of  jTatljeres  anb  spoolers, bpcaufe 
'ft boas  eppebienttoo  bane  €btlb?en 
H|b;;eb  anb  brought  bp.^Dljep  boere  too 
bee  incojage a too  this  traucll , bpcaufe  tbep  abuent  tire  uppon 
bitrertcinc  djaunre . Juamtot  bee  fapbe  too  them  as  mapbee 
fapb  too  others  that beif oboe bettefptes : 3lftbou  bee  bccepueb, 
take  one  that  is  mectc  fo?.  thee  anb  helpe  him. 3Itt  bringing bp 
of  Cbtlbjen.it  is  not  at  tbecbopce  of  the  parentes  too  haue 
them  fuebe  as  tljep  lia : all  that  the?  can  boe , is  but  too  butfbe 
boell  anb  hope  boell . Cberefoje  too  tlje  nttente  thep  mpgbt  the 
mo?e  boillinglp  abuentttre  this  chaunce.it  boas  rcafonthat 
fome  p?e>  ogattuc  fboulb  bee  giuen  them . &gein  the  cafe  (fan* 
beth  otherbotfe  boith  parentes  t fo?  tbep  both  boo  anb  boill  ftill 
beftouif  benebtes  bppon  their  Cbtlbjett, although  tbep  baue 
boone  netter  fo  muebe  fo?  them  alreabte  i anb  it  is  not  too  bee 
fearcb  that  tbep  botllbedpethemfeiues  in  gtumg.Certcffctu 
all  other  men , itmapftanbe  bppon  trpaU.notonelpbJhtther 
tbep  bane  recepueb.hutalfo  bohtthcr  tljep  haue  giuen  o?  no. 
35ttt  affo?  thebefertes  of  parentes , tbep  bee  albuapes  to  bee 
taken  fo?  matter  eonfclTcb.  SI  nb  bpcaufe  it  is  bcebooffullfoi 
JDoutb  to  bee  ruleb : boee  haue  fet  as  it  boerc  boufebolo  magi* 
States  ouer  them  too  keepe  them  in  aboe.Befpbes  thss,tlje  be- 

31.;*  nefp* 


The  third  booke 

nefptittg of  all  ^arentes  is  after  one  forte,  ano  therefore  it 
mpgbtbeebaiemeDaUafteronerate . ^utthebenefptinges 
tljat  are  ooone bp  others,  are  opuerfe  anobnlike , ano  there  is 
tnSntfe  ooses  of  Difference  betmipt  them : bp  reafon  mbereof 
thep  coulD  not  fall  mitbih  the  compattc  of  anpIa\ue,fo?afmuch 
asttbieremojereafonthataUfhoulD  bee  let  alone,  than  that 
allijjouls  bcemaoe  equall, 

jSDmme  cbpnges  are  cottlp  too  the  gitiers* 
anofomcare  nuicljemoortbtoo  the  recet- 
tters,anD  pet  (fans  the  gtuers  in  notljpng,  • 
Nomine  tbpngesaregiuen  toofrecnoes, 
ano  femme  too  folkes  of  no  acquaintance* 
3it  is  mo^e(though  the  thing  that  is  giuen 
bee  all  one ) if  tbou  giue  it  too  fuche  a one, 
as  tboubeginneft  thp  firfl  acquaintance  mitlj  him  bp  thp  goon 
turne.^hisman  giucth  releef.that  man  preferment,  ano  ano* 
ther  man  comfort*  ge  (hall  finee  fomme  man  that  thinkes  not 
anp  thing  more  pleafaunte,or  anp  thing  greater;than  too  haue 
one  that  map  bee  a (tape  too  him  in  bis  miferte.ageine  pe  fhall 
finoc  fome  man  more  carefull  for  his  honcflie.than  for  his  fafe- 
tie.  3iu>  there  bee  other  fomme  that  moulD  thtnke  tljemfelues 
ntorebeholDen  too  him  bp  mbofe  meanes  thep  might  Hue  at 
their  cafe  , than  too  him  bp  mbofe  meanes  thep  might  liue  in 
fomme  counntcnaunce  of  eBimatton. 'therefore  thefethtnges 
tooulo  fall  out  too  bee  greater  or  letter , accojoing  as  the  Stm* 
gesmpnoe  tuerc  bent  too  the  one,  or  too  the  other  .further* 
more, 31  am  at  mpne  omne  thopce  for  rnp  creoitor:  but  nom  ana 
then  31  take  a goon  turne  of  him  that  31  tooulo  not , ano  fome* 
tpmeambounDe  ere 31  mote  of  it.SBhat  milt  thou  doo?  22Iilte 
thou  caUhim  bnthankfull,that  has  thp  goon  turne  call  bppon 
him,  ano  mitt  it  not ; mho  if  be  ban  kitomen  it,  moulo  not  haue 
recciueo  1 1.?  3 no  milt  thou  not  call  him  bntljankfull,mho  after 
a foite  acceptcD  it, ano  pet  requiceb  it  not 


of  Benefiting,  3^. 

CC^^ttuCijapttct* 


Span  batb  booenntea  goon  turnetanb  after 
mam  1 )t  booetb  me  a (bjeube  tiirne ,4f2om 
mbitber  booetb  t!?at  one  soon  turne  of  bis, 
bpit&eme  too  beare  allbtfpleafures  at  bis 
banb:  oj  mbitber  is  tt  all  one  no  tf$  bab  re* 
qtutcb  ijtm.fcecawfe  be  bimfelfbatlj  cutce  of 
bis  omne  gcob  turne.bpboop.ngme  mjong 
aftermarbe  ? & getne  bom  unit  tboubtfcerne, mbitber  that  bee 
mojemberein  3 mas  pleafureb,oj  tljat  mbertitS!  mas  barmeo? 
Cpme  motilb  failc  me,  if  3!  fljoulb  take  upon  me  too  tecken  bp 
aH  tnronuemcnces.^)  omme  man  mill  fap,  that  mee  make  men 
flomer  too  boa  goob , mben  mcc  cbalenge  not  tbe  tbinges  tbar 
are  giuen,but  fuffertbebeaperstoo  fcape  bnpuni(bcb.15ut  po« 
muftbetbinkepouof  tbis  alfo  on  tbe  contrarp  parte:  tbat  men 
but  Ibee  mucbe  lotbtber  to  recetue  benefttes,  if  tbep  (ball  ft  anbe 
inpenilofanfmerpng totbeeace.  9lfo,bptbtsmeanesmee 
our  felucs  Ibali  becomme  tbe  lotber  too  boo  men  goob : foj  no 
man  milt  glablp  pleafure men  ageinfte  tbeir  mtlles.'But  mbo* 
foeuer  is  pjoupkeb  tco  pleasure  menne  of  bis  omne  gcobnefTr, 
anb  fo?  tbe  btrie  gooblpnefie  of  tbe  thing  itfelfrbe  mill  bee  mil* 
Img  too  boo  goob.euen  bntoo  fucb  as  (bal  tbink  tbemfelucs  no 
mo^c  bcbolben  too  bim»  than  tbep  lift.  Jfo?  tbe  commenbatioit 
of  that  beuefite  oj  goob  turne  is  matmeo,mbiclje  eanetb  « $8* 
mfo  mitb  it. 


© (ball  tberebee  femcr  goob  turnes. 

$>ea,but  tbep  ftialbee  tremer.  tub  mbat 
barme  is  it  too  bane  tbe  ralbnefie  of  bene* 
fttmg  reftremebfif  0?  eu?  this  fougbt  tbe? 
mbitbe  ntabe  no  tame  fo?  it:  nameip,tbae 
mee  fboulo  bet  tlje  circumfpetter  mbat  m« 
beftomcb,  anb  tbe  marcr  in  eboofing  on 
t»bomi»ebeftomc6tConftber  tbjomgbip  too  mbs  tbou  giueft* 


The  third  booke 

g>o  (lja!  there  bee  no  fcmittg.fo  (ball  there  bee  no  chalenbgtng* 
'Sthouartbeceiueb  iftljoutbink  that  aitpetuogc  can  help  tb«» 
no  lame  is  able  too  fet  thee  cleere  agent.  ©neiphauetljouan 
cpetootbe  faitbfulneffc  of tbe  recepuer.&o  (ball  bettefptes 
kcepe  tbetr  eltmtacott,anb  continent  bonorable.^hou  ttapncfl 
them  , if  thou  make  them  a matter  of  lame.  3!nbettes  it  is  a 
moa  upright  fpeecbe  anb  agreeable  too  tbe  lame  of  jail  Heal* 
mes,too  fap, (pap  that  thottomeft.  35ut  itisthefomieftmoorb 
than  can  bee  in  bene6ting,too  fap,]pap, or  mbat  (ball  he pap? 
abtnit  be  ome  Ipfe,  Dignttie , fafetie  ,melfare , or  health  ? &ll , 
tlringes  that  arc  of  tbe  chcefctt  fort,  are  unpapable  .let  him 
(fap  poti)papfomembat  oflikebalcme.Cbts  is  it  that  3i  fpake 
ofmamelp  tbat  tbe  etttmation  of  fo  noble  a tbtng  (boulo  peri(b, 
ifmeemake  a merchanbp^e  ofbenefites.  Ehe  mpnb  is  not  too 
beep?ottokeb  bntoo  couetomfene(Te , reppntng,  anb  btfcorbne 
ronnetb  intoo  thefe  thtngcs  of  the  ermne  accojo.  let  bs  mitlj* 
Cano  them  ass  mucl;e  as  mce  can,  anb  let  bs  cut  of  otcafions  of 
complaint* 

Chapter*  / 

iKElowlb  mee  coulb  perfmabemen  too  take 
no  monnpe  agein  that  tbep  hauc  lent  bpp5 
crebtt  > faueonlpoffuche  as  mere  milling 
too  repap  tt.cKElhoulb  ®ob  that  no  fttretie 
mpght  bee  taken  of  the  purchacer  bp  the 
feller , nor  bargaines  antfeouenantes  bee 
mabebnber  Ijanb  $ feale : but  rather , that 
tbe  performance  of  them  mere  referreb  too  the  faithfulnetfe 
anb bprightmeenpng ofmennes  confciences .Butmcnhatte 
preferreb  profit  before honcllie, anb  thei  hab  letter  tttforct  men 
too  bee  faithful!, than  too  finoethem  faithfull  ♦ ©nc  mature  bp 
nteanes  of  jokers  taketljbp  «ionnieofbiiter«men,bpon  af* 
furaunce  inmrttpng,anb  mitnefles  are  calleb  on  bothe  partes, 
another  is  not  conrettteb  mtth  fu  ffir  lent  furettes , bnleffe  ho 
bath  aifo  a panne  tn  his  hanbe . © (bamefull  bemraptng  of  tlje 
ttoccitfulnelfo  of  man,  anb  of  the  icausncfle  tljat  ts  commonlp 

bfeb* 


■ 


ofBenefyting.  35. 

bfcb.Cmr  Beales  arc  ntoje  fette  bp  tbatt  our  fciules,.ffaj  tnbat 
purpofc  arc  mojlbipfull  men  calleb  to  recom*  Sfttbp  fette  tbep 
too  tbeir  banbcsPSJerelp  lead  tbe  partte  Qjoum  benp  tbe  rrcett 
of  tbat.mbicbe  be  batb  rccetueo.  £2Joulo  not  a man  take  fttebe 
toobeebnco?.ruptepcrfonea,anb  mainteiners  of  tbe  trutbe? 
Sub  pet  euen  tbcp  aifo  bp  atm  bp  after  eattrtot  bee  trtifteb  fo?  a< 
npmounie.butbponltkebeaiptig  .l£>ab  it  not  binmo?ebotte= 
Ctc.too  let  fomnte  menne  go  toitfj  tbe  fyeakpttg  of  tbetr  crebit, 
than  that  all  menlbouio  bee  miltrufteo  ofbttfaitbfHlnelTe?  Co» 
uetoufnelfe  mantetb  onelp  bat  this  one  potnt,itamelp  that  to® 
fljoulo  000  nomatt  goon  unebout  furettCbtpJt  is  tlje  pjopertie 
of  a ©eittlemanltke  ano  jaoble  barte , too  belpe  anb  p?ofite  o* 
tbers.Cpc  that  booth  men  goob  freelp.refembletb  tbe  ©obbca: 
but  be  that  lookea  fojrecompettee,  refemblctbtbcGlfurera. 
SUbptbenabacetoee  our  feltteg  too  tljofe  btlcft  fojte  ofrake- 
belle&bp  refemblutg  them, 

©t  if  HO  Sttiott  map  Ipeagainlle  a tbanklelfe 
perfone,  there  mtllf  fapelt  tbou)bee  tbe  mo 
tbanklcffe  pcrfottce.  Priap  ratber  tbcrc  toilbee 
tbe  learner  *.  fo?  men  trull  take  tbe  better  beebe 
too  tbebefiototng  of  tbetr  benefices.  $gein  it 
to  not  goob  too  baue  it  knornen  too  tbe  toojtlb, 
tobatattomberofbntbankfuUperfonestberc  bee.  f ojtbe 
multitube  of  offenbera  taketb  amap  tbe  (bante  of  a bcebc ; aim 
a contest  crpme  reafetbtoo  bee  couttteb  a repjoebe . ja  there 
almoft  anptueman  ncm  abapes  afbamco  ofbpuo)rement,fince 
tbe  tpttte  tljat  ccrreitt  of  tbe  noble  JLabpe a anb  (Skntleiaoniett 
bauemabe  aerounr  of  tbeir  peateaptot  bp  tbe  nomber  ofCon* 
fullea  .but bp  tbe  member  of  tbeir  (ufbanbea , anb baitc gone 
from  tbeir  buf  baitbce  rea  bee  marpcb.astb  mat  peb  too  bee  bp* 
uo?ceb  ? ^>o  long  aa  Dpuojrc  ment  maa  rare , fo  longmaa  it 
feareb.'But  after  tbatfcatne  Cartages  mere  rottnetoeb  truth8 
out  Dpuojce : tbe  often  bcertttg  of  it  taught  tljem  too  bfe  if> 
3I«  anp  CBotmnnom  abapea  albameb  ofmtjojebomme  ,ftncc 

3Mtf*  tlje 


The  third  booke 

tljc  UiojId  is  come  to  that  popnt>cbat  feme  take  a £puf  bans  but 
too  cloheti;tir{[Obojebome?Cbaftitte  is  a token  of  befoj* 
mine.  fiBbcrcfljall  amanfpnbefoberp  a£Ojcttljc  oj  To  berp  a 
puj^le , tljat  one  papje  of Qbulterers  map  fuffp^e  Ijic?  Jj2ap, 
iljce  sotetlj  anb  10  to  mitcfje  of  tlje  olo  if  ansae , bjljtclje  knolxses 
not  that  t!je  Keeping  of  one  Leman  is  counteb  gbob  tueoiock* 
Like  as  too  beeafijameb  at  tljefe  faultes  ts  bantfljeb  atoap  at 
tbefebapes,fince  tlje  tiding  began  too  get  larger  fcope.To  (bait 
t!;ou  make  the  tljanklefle  fojt  bodj  mo  anb  mojc  bolbc , tftljep 
map  once  begin  too  mulfer  tljemfelues* 

5>attljen.?&baU  tlje  tljankeleffe  perfone 
fcapcbnpumfbeb? 

S&bat  becomes  of  tbe malicious?  toljac 
becomes  of  tbe  couefoufe?  tobat  becomes 
of  bim  tljat  batlj  no  flap  of  Ijimfelf  ? GElbat 
becomes  of  tbe  crueU  manfdjinkcft  tljou 
that  tbe  tbinges  ttsljitbe  are  batch , are  bn* 
pumfljeb  ? £> } tbinkeft  tboutljat  tbere  can  bee  a fojer  pumflj* 
ntent,  than  too  bee  bateo  of  all  men  ? 3it  ts  a punilbment , that 
be  oares  not  take  a gooo  turne  at  anp  mannes  bauoe , tljat  bee 
bares  not  bcflotoe  a goob  tttrne  bppou  anp  man,  tljat  be  is  a 
jja?tngRocketoo  all  men , 0?  atleaflmpfebeieeues  btmfeftoo 
bee  fo.anb  tljat  be  batlj  fojgone  tbebnberllanbiug  of  tbe  thing 
tbatbaas  botlj  Rngufarlp  gooo  anb  {tngularip  fmeete.  Callelf 
thou  him  bnbsppte  that  tnantetb  bis  epefigbt,  oj  Voljofe  eares 
beeftoppeb  bp  femebifeafe:  sttoilt  tbou  not  call  bim  a tojctcb, 
that  batb  loll  tbe  feeling  of  ^encbtesfUpee  ts  afrapeb  of  tbe 
® obs  tbe  roitnef  bearers  ageinll  al  bntbankfulperfous.^be 
bifappotnttng  of  him  ofbenefttiug  0?  being  beneflteb,  frettetb 
anb  gnatoetb  bis  confidence;  anb  Snallp  it  is  pun  lbm?t  great 
inoagb,  that  (as  31  fapb  afoje)  be  barb  fojgone  tbe  fruition  of 
fo  fineete  a thing  ♦ 35ut  be  inborn  it  belpgbtetb  too  batte  recep* 
ueb  a gooo  turne,  iwopetb  ameafurableanb  continual!  plea* 


. 

ofBenefyting.  ^6. 

Cure,  ano  it  oootlj  bint  goon  too  beljolo , not  the  thing , but  tlje 
mpno  of  hint  attnbofe  bano  be  ban  it.  9 gooo  turne  oeltgbtetb 
a thankful  perfone  eucr,ano  an  bntbankfull  perfone  but  once* 
Bffpoestbis,icteptberoftljeiripuesbce  compareo  toitijo^ 
tljetsMlje  one  is  fao  ano  foiotofull , ano  fucljc  as  a oenper  anti 
neccpuer  is  Uioont  too  bee , toljo  batb  no  oem  regaro  oftfatljct 
ano  ^ootljer ; o?  of  tljern  that  brought  bint  bp,  o)  of  bis  %ta- 
cbers.'Cbe  other  is  nterrp,cbeerfull,  longing  fo  j occafton  too 
requpte,ano  taking  great  pleafure  of  tlje  fame  ocfpje ; not  fee* 
king  intobatbJife,too  mljom.o?  in lobat  thing, but  bob)  be  map 
anfmere  moll  full?  ano  botmteouflp : not  oneip too  bis  paren* 
tes  ano  JF  renoes , but  alfo  too  jfolkc  of  tbe  meaneflf  fojte.  Sroi 
tfjougb  it  bee  aBonoman  that  batb  boon  ljtm  tbe  gooo  turner 
l;e  regaroetb  not  of  mijom,but  toljatljebatb  receiueo. 

&C  fomemen  (emong  tub  out  Hemen  ig 
one ) oemaunoeo  tnbitber  a Bonoman 
can  benefite bis  Raider  oj  no.  #0}  there 
bee  that  make  tljts  oiltinctiom^bat  fome 
tbtngcsare  Benefices,  fomme  oetoties, 
ano  fomme  feruicestano  that  a benefice  is 
that  mljicbe  is  ooonc  bp  a jfmmati : ( QL 
jf  reeman  is  fucljc  a one  as  might  bane  left  the  thing  imooone 
toitljout  bIame.)^batoemtie  is  of  cljt!u?en,on»tfe,$;  of  tbofe 
per  fones  inborn  kinreo  o?  aliance  fiirretlj  op,  ano  nnllcib  too 
help  ba:9no  that  feruice  is  of  tlje  &>!aue  o?  Bonoman,  mbom 
Ijtsoegree  bath  put  in  fucljelfate , as  be  cannot  cljalcngc  bis 
fypcriojfojaitp  thing  that  Ijeoooetbfo?  him. 

jQotmitljffanoing  all  this  ,be  that  oenpetb  that  Boitomen 
jnapefometpmeoootbeirS^allersa  gooo  turners  iguojaune 
of  the  lame  of JSature.  ifojicfkilies  not  ofmljat  calling  tlje 
man  bee  that  oooeeb  tbe  gooo  tnrne , but  of  tssTjat  mpnoe  be  is. 
©ertueisfojfialleo  from  nomant^ycis  let  open  fa?  all  men: 
&>be  aomittetb  all  mennet  &lje  allured;  all  men:<3entlemn?, 

tfrsnklinges, 


The  third  booke 

^rankh'nges/Bonbmen^tnges.anb  Bamlbcbmeni&he  fan 
rpct&aiettber  ijottfc  no?  •&ubnauure>but  to  contetiteb  toub  tl>e 
bare  man  jfo?  usfjat  fafegarb  Ibouib  there  bee  agctnfte  cafuaU 
ties,  ojmbatcculo  tfje  noble  (?arfe  affute  icfelf  of;  if  jfo?tutte 
coulb  al:crsbertur  bp  fubffatutce  ? 3!ftbe  Bonbman  cannot  boo 
his  spatftcr  a good  turne : neither  can  the  ^ubiecteboo  it  foj 
bis]9?ince,no?tbe  &oulbter  fo?  bisCapttctn.jfo?  tshat  mac* 
ter  makes  tt.intoljatftate  offubictfion  a manbee,  tfbebee  tit 
anpfjfo?  tfncccirttteanofeareofettremttteboo  barreaBono 
man  front  accenting  the  name  of  Defect;  the  fame  thing  mui 
alfobarrehtnuhattsbnBera  Eutg,o?a  Capiteittc , becaufe 
tbet  hatte  like  autbo?tttc  oner  hint, though  bp  mtltkc  title.But 
trnn  boo  goob  turtles  too  their  lattices,  attb  ntenneboo  goob 
turncs  too  their  Capitetcs  : Crgo  thep  mape  alfo  boo  goob 
turnes  too  their  spaitfers.  3 Bonbman  mape  bee  iufte,be  map 
bee  baleattt.be  mape  bee  of  a noble  cojagei^rgo  he  mape  alfo 
benefited?  boo  a man  a goob  turne.fo?  euen  that  alfo  is  a point 
of  bertetoe,  JOca.anb  it  ts  fo  poITtble  fo?  Bonbmen  too  bcncftte 
their  spacers, that  oftetttpmes  thep  haue  bounoe  their  gpat- 
fters  toe  the  bp  thetr  goob  turnes  tlhere  is  boutt  butaBottb* 
man  mape  beitefire  anp  other  man:  anb  tubp  thenlhoulb  hr  not 
bee  able  too  benefite  bis  matfter  alfo  ? 

€eaufe(fapelfthou)he  cannot  become  his 
Spain ers  crebito? , though  he  (houlb  lenbe 
his  spacer  monnie.  ©therbtife  he  Ihottlo 
bailp  make  his  spaitfer  beholbcn  bntoo 
him  ♦ tfo?  he  lackpeth  after  him  btljeit  he 
tournepeth.he  tenbeth  him  tn  his  fickttefte, 
he  toopletfj  htmfeif  out  of  his  f kin  too  boo 
him  eafe : &nb  pet  all  tbefe  djinges  ( tuhiche  fhoulb  bee  ealleo 
goob  turnes , if  another  bobtebib  them  ) are  but  fcruicesas 
longasaBonbmanbooeth  them.  4fo?tbat  ts  a goob  turne, 
i»hie(>eis  boone  bp  amamiethatmas  at  his  ohme  free  chopce, 

tohit&er 


ofBenefytiru 


]g-  37. 

tnljitber  bctoottlssoo  it  o?  ito.But a 25onsman Ijatlj  not  liber* 
tie  too  Cap  nap.3itb  tberefo?cbesooctb  not  benefited  ut  obey: 
neither  can  fje  boafte  of  ljis  booing, tobiclje  too  refufe  be  Ijasse 
nopoiocr. 

J2oto  brill  31  call  tljee#  in  tbpne  otone  ttirne,3(  briK  b?tng  a 
!Bonsman  fo  farre  foo?tlj,as  too  rnaitp  tbinges  be  fljaibee  free. 
!35ut  tell  me  bp  tljeb)ape:3If  3!  fljetoe  tljee  a Bonbman  fighting 
fo?  Ijts  Raiders  fafegarb,  toitljoutrefpetie  ofbimfelf.ansdri* 
ben  tb?ouglj  toitb  manp  mounbes,anb  pet  Kill  fpesing  tlje  reft 
of  bis  bloub,etien  from  tbe  berie  ljarte,ans  bp  bis  obme  scatb, 
making  refpit  that  bis  Raider  mape  banc  ietfure too  reaper 
b)ilte  tljou  fapebc  bib  not  bis  Raider  a goos  turne,  becaufe  be 
is  bis  'Bonbman^f  J fljebie  tljee  one  tljat  bp  no  p?omifes  of  a 
®p?aunt  coulb  bee  co?ruptco,bp  notlj?eates  bee  feares,bp  no 
to?mentes  bee  fo?ces  too  bet»?apebis  S^aifters  fecretes,  but 
(as  mnebe  as  be  coulb ) remoueb  all  fufpicion*  tljat  toere fur* 
mifes,anb  fpent  bis  life  too  keepe  bis  faitbfulnefietbjilte  tbou 
benp  bim  too  baue  boone  bis  Raider  a goon  turne,  becaufe  be 
bias  bis  ^obmairt&ec  ratljer  if  it  bee  not  fo  mucljc  tlje  grea* 
ter  goos  turne,  as  tlje  trample  ofsertetoeis  rarer  in  3ons* 
men : anb  confeqttentlp  fo  mu  tbe  tbe  mo?e  tooo?tbe  tljan&es, 
fo?  tljat  baljereas  fuperio?itieis  commonlp  bates , anb  ail  con* 
ftreint  greeuous : pet  tbe  lone  of  fome  one  tobiarscs  bis  gpai* 
fter,ljatb  furmountes  tbe  common  batreb  of  bonbage.  S>o  tlje 
ttisnottbcrefojenogoob  turne  becaufe  ttp?oceebebfroma 
^Ottoman : but  it  is  fo  mttcbetbe  greater  goob  turne,fo?  tljat 
not  euen  bonbage  coulb  frape  bim  from  booing  of  it, 

jf  anp  bobte  tljmke  tljat  bonbage  enteretb 
tntoo  tljebobole  mamljeis  secepues  .'Cbe 
better  part  of  bim  is  p?iuilesges;mennes 
bobies  are  fubiect  anb  tpcb  too  tbeir  spai* 
fters.nSut  tljcmpns  is  at  bis  o&nelibertie; 
inbiclje  of  itfelf  is  fo  free  anb  tmbcunb.as  it 
cannot  bee  ijiis,no  not  eu  en  luitljin  tlji s p?i» 
fontnljerinitis  inciofes,but  bfetbbis  fo?ce,ans  ruoojketb 

&.J,  greate 


The  third  booke 

peate  $I%es,  anft  palfttb  bcpenoall  bonuses  iWempam'e 
toitb  tl’2  ycaucnlp  fo)te.3!t  is  tbe  bobie  tljerfoie/uaTjicOe  fortv.m 
!jat!)  gtuentoo tbe mailer*  %W  bebupetb.tbis be  feiletlj.&f* 
fo)  ttjat  tntoara  part, it  cannotbeetyougbt  in  bonbage.GBbat* 
foeuer  iffetoctb  fromtbat,is  free*  if  o?  neither  map  tear  matter  £ 
in  all  tbinges  commaimornatljer  map  our  bonomen in  all  thin* 
ges  obep  l %Uv  fball  obep  no  commaui&ement  agemft  tin  co» 
montoealettbcp  (ball  put  their  banoes  too  nototckeoneUe, 

l|)ereb&  fome  tbinges  tojieh  latoes  nep* 
tijer  bio  no?  fojkio  a man  too  boo.  3ju  tfjefe 
hath  a bonoma  matter  too tooo^ke  a poo 
turne  bppoti.Sls  long  as  no  fflo?e  is  boons 
than  is  tooont  too  bceepatfeb  ofbonbmen: 
itts  fermce  * 'But  token  a bowman  booth 
mojetljan  be  is  bownb  too  boo , ttis  a Be* 
nefite.SBbnt  it  paCfetb  intoo  the  affection  of  a frecnb,  it  ceafetb 
too  bee  calleb  aferuice  ♦‘Ebcre  bee  fome  tbinges  tobicbe  the 
g^atfier  is  bounbe  too  bdtotoe  bppon  bis  Bonomamas  foone 
anb  raimcnt.j3oman  to  ill  terme  this  a bencfite,But  if  be  bane 
belt  fauojabip  toitb  bim , anb  baue  brought bim  bp  like  a gen* 
tleman,anb  traineb  bim  in  tbe  Sciences  tfjat  are  taugbt  onto 
gentlemen; it  is  abenefite.  Cbefame  thing  is  booneon  tbe  to* 
trarp  parte, in  tbe  perfone  oftbe'Bonbimn » <I2Jbatfocucr  it  is 
that  epeeebetb  tbe  rate  ofaBonbmannes  buetie.tobicbe  is  not 
boone  of  atoe,bitt  of  goob  toilhtt  is  a benefits, if  it  bee  fo  great 
as  it  maps  beare  tbatnnme3tf  anp  other  man  boo  it, 

Bonbntan(as  tt  itfcetlj  £hryjippiu)i$  a ton* 
tinetoall  bidding » jSotolike  as  t!jcbp?e* 
ling  befreenbetlj  a manne,tobom  be  booetb 
mo?e  than  bee  toasbp?eb  too  boo:  fo  toben 
tbe  Bonbman , of  poo  mill  totoaroes  bfe 
gpaiffer,  fufmountetb  the  meafure  of  bis 
aegree , anb  attemptetb  fome  higher mat^ 

m 


of  Benefyting- 


:8. 


ter.  Inljtcbe  might  befcemc  etten  one  of  noble  birtbe,  ano  otter* 
goetb  bio  ^ailters  hope  :3t  tea  freenolbtp  femme  at  Oorne 
Vdcbin  btoljoufc.  <&eemetb  tt  inoifferent  ontoo  t'gce^atuutlj 
inborn  oiee  are  offcnBco,tf  tbep  ooo  letTe  tljau  tfjeir  ouctie;  bice 
fljsulo  not  bee  bebotoen  tpotbmtftbcp  ope  mo?e  than  tiuette 


aim  . t ; ,u  _ _ „_v.„ 

clicn  none,\»ljen  it  map  b&fsio,be  (bail neither  unit  no?  cijoajc 
but  08o  it  ♦ ^uttuben  be  oocetb  that  oiljicbe  be  neeoeo  not.ee- 
cept  be  bao  iiffeou't  ig  ptatfesno?tbp  that  be  itUeo. 3 gooo  tttrne 
ano  a (bjeuoe  turnc  are  contraries,  3 f be  mare  taftetojong  at 
bis  Spaiifero  banoe,be  map  aifs  Boo  bis  ^ailtcr  a gepp  turne, 
Jfut  soncernpng  tlje,  to?ongcs  opene too  ‘Bcnpmen  bptbeir 
G^aifters, there  to  one Tctte  in  office  too  ijeare  tljotv  eareo/mbo 
batb  auti)b?itie  too  refirepne  botbe  their  cruelcic , ano  cbeir- 
ieuBjiefle,  ano  their  nigarofinp  in  gtuitig  their  2i>onomen  two* 
full  tbinges  too  litte  bp,£Obattbcn ? Dootlj  a Rattler  recetue 
a gooo  tur  ne  of  bis  3onBnt’ati.?l5ap,ratbcr  one  man  receiuetlj 
a gooo  turne  of  another  .JSoo  bee  (bp?te  > be  Ijatb  Boonebobat 
toao  in  bis  potoer  too  Boo#e  batb  benefiteo  bmSpaiSfer.jfSot 
too  recetueit  at  tljp  2i5onDmaunes  banoe,tbat  to  in  tbp  polner. 


neeoe  etten  oftbebafefl;^  ljolii  ftreptmateo  reb.ercemanp  epa? 
pies  of  befreenotng , botbe  bnlilie,  ano  fome  alfp  cp ntrarp  one 
too  another.  Nomine bauc fatten  tlieir Spacers  life ,fomme 
baue  bin  tbeir  S^aillers  oeatb  ♦. Another  hath  faueo  bis  S0ai? 


raiteo  bittt  bp  pertlbing  Ijtmfelf . £>ne  batb  furtbereo  bto  spjai* 
jSersOeatbjf  another  batbfaueo  bis  maifierbp  begugiing  Ijim, 


Laudius  Qmdr  inarms  yoiifi&solteof  Cb?o 

nieles,  repo?tetb  that  toben  the  €it®Grumevt 
toasbefeegeo , anpftoooe  in  Otter  pertU®  bee 

ettemje,  ^9 

tookevoageotooferuebim.^ftertoarD'oibentbe 


The  third  booke 

tije^ottsmen  ranne  afo?e  bp  p?iuteBiapcs.to  tbeboufe  tobere 
tljep  Ijfatt  fcrtteb,anb  b?atie  out  tbeir  spiftrefle  befo?etbem*3nb 
being  bentaunbeb  tobat  (bee  inasjtbepfaio  (bee  bias  tbeir  spai* 
ftretTe,anb  tbe  cruelleft  teaman  tbat  etterltucu,  ano  cfjac  tljep 
earieb  ber  out  to  putte  ber  to  o oeatb.'But  aflbne  astbei  ban  ber 
teitljout  tbe  tealles.tbep  bib  ber  ciofettll  tbe  rge  of  tljeencmte 
teasalapeb.  &n&  aftertearb  teljen  tljeKomane  fouloicrs  mete 
Fatiffieb  anbeomme  ageinc  to  tbeir  otenebifpofition,(tebicbe 
teas  fooneooone,htbeBonbmen  alfo  returiteb  too  tbeir  otene 
fine  agetne.ano  ftt  tbeir  spiff  rede  at  ber  libertie.  €sbee  imme* 
ot atlp  mape  them  botbe  free,  anb  bifneineo  not  too  baue  taken 
itfeattbe  banoes  of tljofe,  ouertebom tbee berfelf bab  bao  po« 
Baer  of  life  anb  Death.  2?ea,fo  muebe  tbento?e  fo?  that,  bab  (bee 
caufetoo  tbinke  berfelf  bappie  ♦ jfo?  bab  Ibeebin  faueb  other* 
Boife.it  bab  bin  no  ftraunge  matter , no?  anp  thing  els  than  a 
point  ofcomon anb  o?Dinariegentlenefle.'But  being  faueb  af* 
ter  this  ntaner.lbee  became  a famous  bpteoo?oe,  anb  an  epam; 
pie  of  tteoo  Citees . 3!n  fo  greatc  burlpburlp  attbe  taking  of 
tbe  Citee.teben  etterpmanflnfteb  fo?  bimlelf.all creatures  fo?* 
fooke  ber  faue  tbe  runnagates.'But  tbep(too  Ibetee  teitb  tebae 
mpnbe  tbep  bab  reuolteb  afo?  e)flebbe  ageine  from  tbe  conque* 
rours  too  a captiue,p?etenoiitgtbe  counteitaunce  ofmurtbe* 
rers.tebicbe  teas tbe  greated  point  in  tbat  benefited  muebe 
tbougbt  tbep  it  better  too  Feeme  tnuitljerers  of  tbeir  S^tilreite 
tljantbatlbee  Iboulb  baue  binmurtbereb  in  oceoe.3Jt  is  not.be* 
leeueme.it  is  not  the  pointofafiautflje  courage, to  compare  a 
noble  factelnttb  tljeflaunDer  ofteitkeonefTe.&s  i^ntomu*  tbe 
Shaper  of  tbe  S^arfes  ,teas  lebbe  to  tbeiieutenante  €5ene* 
tall  oftbeEomanes.a'Bonbman  ofljisplukte  out  tbe  &oulo* 
j»ersfteo?oet!jat  lebbe  bint,  anb  Srde  fletee  bis  Raider  . 3 no 
baiting  ooone  Fo.it  is  tpme  fo?  me(fapetb  bc)to  p?outbe  fo?  mp 
felf.3i  baue  alrebie  gtuen  mp  Raider  bis  freebome ; ann  teitb 
tbat  teoo?oe  be  drake  bimFelf  tb?  ougb  teitb  oneblotee.&ljetee 
me  anptjjat  barb  faueb  bis  Sjbatffer  mo?e  doutlpi 


of  Benefycing. 


59- 

t/Efar  bcfeegCO  Qorfimnm  attO  ‘Domains 
being  Ibet  up  toitljin  tbe  Coune.commaun* 
oeobis1Pbifician(mbomas  a Bonoman 
of  bis)too  popfon  Ijim.flHljen  be  faloe  bim 
make  Curtefie  at  tbe  matter ; mbp  fitcfeelf 
tljou(gp  be)as  tbougb  tlje  matter  lap  mbo* 
Ip  in  tljp  pome r ? 3!  tljat  oefp?e  oeatb  am  ar* 
meo.^Dljen  bis  Bonoman  agreeo  ano  gauc  bim  a burtlefle  me* 
oictne  too  o?ink,mbermitb  be  cad  bim  intoo  aoeao  fleepe.  ano 
going  out  ofbano  coo  bis  g>onne,fapo : S>ir,  cammauno  mee 
coo  bee  Kept  but  fo  long  till  poupercepue  bp  tbe  fequele.mbi* 
cber  31  baue  popfoneo  pour  father  o?  no*  Domains  efcapco  ano 
ban  bis  Ipfe  parooneo  ty  C*fAr:  bwt  pet  bis  bonoman  ban  fa* 
ueobim  8rd* 

J15tbe  tpme  oftbeCiuil  toarres,  a Bonoman 
bio  bis  maider  that  mao  p?oc!apmeo  ^aitour* 
anombenbebaoput  bts  Raiders  Hinges  on 
bis  lingers , ano  arapeo  bimfelf  in  bts  8ppa* 

rell.be  men t out  too  tbe  executioners,  ano  id- 

ling  them  that  bee  craueo  no  fauour , baoe  cljem  execute  tbeir 
Commidton.  ano  tbermitball  fjtfo  out  bis  neckc  fo?tljem  too 
cut  of.fpom  great  manboo  mas  it  fo?  bim  too  peelo  bimfelf  too 
oeatb  fo?  bis  apaider , tnacpme  toljen  fattbfulnes  mas  gefont 
ano  toobeelotb  tljat  bts  Raider  dmulo  ope  in  tbe  common 
crtieltie : pea  ano  too  befounoe  fo  trudiemljen  treeberie  mas 
bntuerfall.as  toocraue  oeatb  in  recompence  of  bis  faithful* 
nes^uenmben  ^reafon  mas  mod  bigblp  remaroeo  ? 

SBtH  not  let  paflie  tbe  examples  of  mpne  clime 
tpme.  Oncer  Ttberius  fofar  ,tlje  outrage  of  ap« 
peaebingmen  mas  berprpfe.anotnmaner  co* 
mon:rnbjcbetbing  gaueafo?er  mouno  too  tbe 
fettleo  date  of  this  Citte.tban  al  tbe  CiutUmar- 

&ii/»  res 


The  third  booke 


res  hat  tocne;$tuauMage  toad  fatten  ofsronkenmens  talke, 
ant  of  cljtiipc  fpoken  fimpJy  in  mirth, tothm®  teas  in  fafetie, 
Cucry  occafton  of  picking  tbankes  teas  lihetof*  2 no  men 
mufet  not  mijaenjouiu become  of  them  that lucre accufet:fo? 
they  teere  all  feruct  teitb  onefatocc.  ©ne 'Taple  a ma  of honor 
bcing.atarertem  feaS,  ha t on  bis  linger  a ring  teiib  a riche 
Iron*;  kicking  out,  toheron  teas  ingraue  the  image  of  the  Cm= 
perour  Tybenns.%  fhoult  play  tl;.e  took  too  ntuchc,tf  3!  fhoult 
make  nyceneUe  coo  tell  you  Ijote  be  tookea  Cbamberpotte* 
thing  oner  c JWaro  a comon  knoteen  promoter  of  that 
tymCjtockegooB  beete  of.Bata  boatman  of  this  brunkenms 
feiteijqnt  tire  bay  t teas  laym , pullet  ofljis  matter  s ring  gits 
teben  CMarv  base  the  gtestfes  bear?  teitneffe,  that  he  has  put 
tfje  semperours  image  too  bis  prtuities,  ant  tberhppo  teoult 
bane  frames  a toll  for  them  too  l;aue  fnbierybes:  the  boatman 
Ojeteet  bint  tlje  ring  tppon  bis  otene  huger. 3if  a man  may  call 
tilts  n?an  a ^aue,be  may  alib  calltbe  other  an bonetf  gteelf* 


ui;« 


ifo  

3®  tbe  tyme  oftlje  Cmperoitr  cAu- 
guslwfru  fore  mennes  teoorts  teere 
Vet  treafen,  though  they  b?eb  them 
trubhle : one  %&ffm  a^cnatours 
peerefas  hefateat  g>upper)teifheo 
that  the  €iitpercur  might  not  come 
home  agetne  alytie  from  a p^ogrelfe 
Ijitehtchchee  then  intentet ; acting 
furthermore , that  all  tulles  ant 
Calues  totfljes  the  fame.'&hereteere  that  tooke  goos  Ijeete  of 
thofe  teorts.gfifconeasnejft  morning  camera  hontman  of  his 
that  hat  teay  tet  bppott  him  at  Supper  ouef  tight , toltchim 
tehat  teoorbes  her  hat  cail  foojthe  tn  his  srunkeunelTe  as  hr? 
teas  at  Supper  5 ant  connfeUet  him  too  bye  hint  too  thr  Cm 


eommtni 


« 

a 

in 


of  Benefiting.  4.0. 


(nljigf  totters  oucr  rn'gbt  : be  ppapu  ® os  that  bis  toiffpe  mpgbt 
light bppon bimfelf aim his Comics, befeecbing  tfje  Cmpe= 
rottr  that  be toattio  parson  him  ans  reccpue  him  tntoo  bis  fa* 
•our  agein.tEQben  the  Cmpcrour  liau  graunteb  bis  fetot:  no* 
mau{fap&  Rufus)  toiUbeleeue  you  baue  taken  mce  tntoo  pour 
fanduragetn , bnielTepoit  gate  me  feme  thing . Cberctoitball 
be  afked  no  erpfling  feme  of  sponpe , ana  obtepnea  tt . <3na  3{ 
fop  mp  pavtffapo  tljc  Cmpcrour ) mill  inoeuer  tbat31  mapne* 
tier  bees  ifpleafeu  toitb  thee . Sponottrablp  too  tlje  Cmperour 
oeale  toitb  bints  both  in  pardoningbim , ana  alfo  in  matching 
liberalise  toitb  bis  gent!eneire*&£lbofoeucr  (ball  Ijeerc  oftfjiss 
example,  tnttft  neeoe  spjupfe  the  Cmpcrour : but  pet  bee  mulf 
ppapfe  the  Uonoman  firffe . Doo  pe  not  looked  fijouia  tell  pee 
that  be loas  maae  free  fop aooing  tipis aeeae fyz  mao  for  but 
not  fo?  nought;  fop  the  Cntp  erour  papea  fop  bid  manumtffion. 


fpping  out  ofoneEocte . j!2oman  is  mope  Gentleman  than  o- 
tber,faui ng  betbat  bath  a better  at  fpofta  naturejana  mope  apt 
too  gooa  artes . Chop  that  fetfooptb  tbetr peaegreea  9 their 
auttcetcrs  on  a long  route  tnterlpnea  Uutip  manp  bpaunclpes  of 
Collateral!!  aefeentes  on  the  fopeftunt  of  tlpetr  bottfes/sre  ra* 
tlper  notopious  than  noble  . Cbere  is  but  on?  parent  of  all 
^ttcn,euen  tlje  toopltMDIJ  hither  it  bet  bp  famous  op  bate  defeat, 
lilerp man  conuepes  bis  utft'peaegree  front  bim.Cbere  ts  no 
cause  tobptbefe  that  keepe  tale  of  their  auttcetcrs  fooafa  be* 
guile  tbee^berfeeuer  tltetoopla  bath  ntaac  anp  mast  rtrnoto* 
mca , bpanabptbep  fepnelptmtoobeea  ©oa.pcfptfeno  man 
though  bis  ipeaegreebee  tospne  out  of  remembpauuce,ano 
fmaHp  furtlpercubponfrenolp  fopttttte ♦ ££ibttljcr  pouraunce- 
ters  tocre  freemen^  bonamen^op  SUcatucs ; bee  of  goes  ca- 


jfterfo  manp  examples,  there  is  no  bout  but « 
S@atfter  mape  iccepue  a freenaip  turne  at  bis 
3i5onamannes  Ijanb.dllhp  Iboulbtljeperfone  ra* 
tber  tmbace  the  thing, than  the  thing  innoble  the 
ucrfone?9ll  men  baue  one  betrinriinir.attDa!! 


cage 


The  third  boots 

rage Ijarbilp.anb  mbatfoeuerbacenefle licet?  in  pour  map,leape 
ouer  it.  © reate  nobleiteffe  abpucel?  fojpou  aloft  ♦ CBbpfljoulb 
|3?pbe  puffe  bs  op  into  fo  great  ftmbnefle,  that  tore  (bo  ulbbif* 
bepne  too  takeageobturueatoutBonomennesbanbes;  anb  - 
loohefonmclj  at  their  begree, that  bice  fljoulbfojgettljeitbes 
feme  ? Called  tljott  anp  man  ^>iaue , being  tbpfetf  t(?e  bonb* 
ftaue  of  lecljcrie  anb  ©luttonic.anb  tbecomonkickbo?Te,not 
of  one  Strumpet  but  of  manpe  ? Called  thou  anp  man  daue  ? 
UBiritljer  a ©obs  nanteboo  tljefe  Colecariers  iaunee  tbee,ca* 
rping  this  tljp  ©ouch  bp  $ boune  ? Wither  boo  tbefe  ©loke* 
men  like  afojt  ofbjaue  &>olDaoocs,b)hitber  (3|  fap)  bootljep 
conueptljee?  Coo  tbeboojeoffontrboojekeeper.o?  elfetoo 
tbe  ©amen  offome  Bafcall  tljat  hath  notfo  much  as  anojbi* 
narie  office.Snb  pet  benped  tljou  tbpfelf  too  bee  beboloen  too 
tljpneoume  ^eruant.mbicbtbinked  it  too  beta  greateftenb* 
Chip  too  get  a kifleof  an  other  mans  ^eruauitt  happen 
netbtttbattbouart  foat  oboes  loitb  tbpfelf?  9t  one tndaunt 
tljou  both  oefppfcdanb  honoured  flaues.tHitljin boosts  thou 
art  Jtojolpano  full  of  eommaunbementes:  anb  mitljoutboo* 
resiloutlpkeanb  asmuebe  fkojnebas  fkojnfttll.  ifojnone 
ore  fooncrout  of  countenance,tljan  tljep  that  take  mod  doittlp 
bppontbeminall  naughtinede. Neither  are  anp  folke  bujper 
too  trcao  others  bnber  foote , than  fueije  as  haue  iearneb  too 
rpocbpponothers,  bp  putting  bp  repjocljeat  other  mennes 
Ijanbcsthemfelues. 

C^c.pptpX^apttcr* 

fpefe  tljinges  mere  too  bee  fpokett » to  pull* 
oomnetlje  pjpoeof  men  that  hang  bpp»*i 
fojtune,ano  too  terouer  bntoo  faoncmethe 
rpght  of  benefiting, in  liketupfc  as  it  is  too 
bee  peelbeb  bntoo  cljtlojen.  jfo?  it  is  a que* 
dion,mhetljt  r eljilb?en  can  bp  ante  rneanes 
bdemo^ebeneficiall  too  tljcir  paretes,tlja« 
their  pa-  entes  haue  been  bntoo  them  ?Cljis  is  a plapne  race, 
that  manic  Tonnes  haue  become  greater , anb  of  mojc  abilitie 

tljatt 


ofBenefyting.  4.1, 


than  their  fathers,  am*  in  that  refpect  Ijauc  bin  better  than 
their  fat&er*:  which  thing  being  aontitteo.it  map  alfo  fail  out 
that  the?  bane  boone  mope  fop  them,conftbering  thatbothe 
tljeir  abilitic  was  greater , ana  their  mill  better,  i3crelp(Will 
fame  man  fap ) tuhatfoeucr  it  bee  that  the  fomte  Booth  fo?  hi* 
father,  tt  is  lelfe  than  his  father  hath  boone  fop  him,  bpcaufe  he 
baa  not  bin  tntafetoohaueaoonit,ifithaa  not  bin  fop  his 
fathcr.^o  can  no  benefiting  furmount  hint  that  is  thegroima 
of  the  furmounting  of  itfelf, 

jfirlf  itistoobeecaitfiaerea,  thatfome  thinges  take  their 
beginning  of  other,  ana  pet  are  greater  than  their  beginning 
ges, Neither  is  anp  thing  therefope  lelfe  than  that  fro  whence 
it  hath  his  heginning.fop  that  iteoula  not  haue  growen  too 
that  gceatnelfe , ercepte  it  haa  haa  a beginning  ♦ “Ebert  is  al- 
moife  nothing  but  it  farrc  erceeaeth  his  firfieopiginall.  Bee- 
bes are  the  caufes  of  all  thinges.anb  pet  are  thep  the  icail  pare 
of  the  thinges  that  growe  of  them,  iooke bppon  Rhyne,  looke 
bppon  Euphrates : too  be  (bopt , looke  bppon  all  noble  Htuers: 
anowbat  are  tbep  , if  poumeafure  them  bp  their  heaaes  from 
Wbecetbep  fpptng?wbatfoeucr  thephee  fearebfo?,whatfoeuer 
thep  hee  renowmeb  fop,  thep  baue  purchaeeo  it  in  their  far  go* 
ing.Eake  atoap  rootes,anB  there  Ihalhee  no  woobes ; neither 
fball  the  greate  Spountapites  bee  claa  with  Erees.iooke  bp* 
jwn  the  grobaing  timbertrees.31fpe  regarb  the  great  heighth 
anohougenelfe  of  their  gobies,  op  the  greate  ththneffe  ans 
hpobe  fppebbingoue  of  their  Roughest  hobafmall  a thing  in 
comparison  ofthefe,  is  that  wbicbe  is  conteineo  in  thettoote 
. With  his  fpne  little  Cringes  ? Eemples  ffanb  bpon  their  foun» 
bacions,anB  fo  boo  the  tKMles  of  this  famous  Citie : a no  pet 
the  thinges  that  beare  bp  the  bahole  Woopke,  Ipe  btbben  in  the 
groutto.Ehe  fame  cometh  toopalfe  tnall  other  thinges.  Ebe 
greatneffe  that  grotoetb  out , booth  albaapcs  ouerfppeb  hi* 
cwne  opiginall,  31  couttwtot  attepne  too  anp  thing , ercept  mp 
partnteshao  SrC  begotten  mee.^et  is  not  euerp  thing.that  31 
haue  atteineb  too,  lelfe  thcrfope  than  the  thing  without  which 
91  hab  notattepneb  bntooit  ♦,3{f  mp  jaurcebab  not  cherilhcB 

t,U  mz 


f he  thifdbookt 


meetoben  31  teas  a 15abe , 31  couiB  Ijaue  compartes  none  of  the 
tbinges  which  31  now  boo  both  batch  !;caa  ans  fjanoe : tteptber 
fijouio  31  coniine  to  this  renoitame  aim  honour  toljicljc  3 

haue  cams  with  mp  craucU  both  tn  peace  anti  tnarre . Milt 
thou  therefore  p?cfcrrcmp  jghtms  sooinges  before  mp  grea- 
test tieefces  ? dtro-tofeae  tnfference  is  there  .feeing 3 coulo  no* 
mo?e  batte  commctoo  anp  tbingbaitbouttbebenefpte  of  mp 
32urce,than  without  the  benefptc  of  mp  father  ? 

at  tfali  that  euer  3 am  nolo  able  too  boo, 
ought  too  bee  tmputeti  too  mp  firfie  ojigi- 
nall:  joott  mult  confioer  that  mp  father  is ( 
not  mp  beginner,  no  no?  mp  (Sranofather 
notljer ♦ f o?  altoaies  the  further  pee  go, 
there  (halbeftiltfome  other  beginniitgof 
the  beginning  that  went  latt  afo?e3ut  no 
man  will  Tape  3 am  mo?e  bebotof  too  mpne  ftunceters  whom 
3 neuer  kttewe , ano  wbicbe  are  partes  the  reaclje  of  remem* 
b?aunce,than  too  mp  jfather.H5ut3  fijouio  bee mo?ebehoisen 
too  them  than  too  mpjfather,if3  beebeholoentoo  mpneaun* 
ccters  that3  has  a father  to.beget  mee, 

SZltbatfoeuerj  haue  Boone  fo?  mp  father,  though  it  hot  ne- 
uerfo  much , pet  ( fapert  thou  ; it  is  nothing  tn  refpect  of  mp 
.fathers  sefertes , bpcattfe  3 has  not  bin  if  he  has  not  begot* 
ten  mee.  Sfterthis  matter  of  reafoning , if  anp  man  haue  hea* 
les  mp  father  when  he  mas  ficke  ans  at  oeathes  soo?e-t  there 
is  nothing  that  3 can  boo  fo?  him,huttt  is  leflecban  bcBcfer* 
tteth , bpcanfe  mp  father  has  not  begotten  mce  if  bee  has  not 
bin  recouercs  ♦ ^utfee  if  this  carte  notamojte  itkelphos  of 
truthettljat  the  thing  which  3 both  coulo  boo  ans  haue  Boone, 
ihouishee  effeemes  as  mpne  owne,  ans  in  mpne  owne  power, 
ans  at  mpne  owne  wil.Cbat  3 am  bo?ne,tffbou  looketh?om* 
ip  what  a thing  tt  t s ,tbou  (haltfpnse  ttafmaU  matter  ans  an 
bneertein,  ans  anoccarton  of  gooo  atts  ettill  alpke  ,Boutlcrte 
the  rtrif  (feppe  bntoo  all  thinges,  but  pet  not  bpansbp  greater 
than  all  thinges  bpraufe  it  is  tl;eftrrt  of  all  thinges. 


a 


ofBenefytingv  42, 

31  baue  fauefc  nip  jf  atljcrs  Ipfe  ami  aduaunced  Turn  coo  high 
edate.and  mace  bima^ince  inljis  Cottncriejand  3!  baue  tioc 
onelp  tnnobled  bpm  dotdj  dcedes  doone  bp  nice , but  alfo  gUieit 
him  a large  and  eaue  ground  coo  tajoo?ft  bpon  bimfelf.no  Idle 
hops  ofperilltljan  full  of  rcnonmie.  3 baue  heaped  tuppon  fjim 
bocb  honour,  anotneitbe,  and  udjatfoeuer  map  allure  mamtcs 
mpnd  bntoo  it : atm  labcras  3i  teas  abcue  all  other  men, 31  fub* 
mitred  mp  felfbnoer  bpm . C ell  mee  nom : tljat  a man  is  able 
too  doo  tjjefc  tljtnges,  coined)  it  ofbis  f athcr  ? 3 mill  anfluer 
fojtbee.  gcabndoutcdlp  if  too  the  booing  of  cl;cfc  djinges,  it 
mastnottglj  too  bee  onelp  bojne.  But  if  too  liutng  \ncll , tlje 
lead  part  bee  too  liue  1 0?  if  tljou  Ijauegiuen  mee  no  moje, djan 
tbatmbtcbe  tepid 'Beaftes  and  other  Ituingtljinges  ( tobereof 
fame  arc  berpCmaU , and  fome  mode  bplc)  Ijatic  as  tocll  as  31  r 
tbendjalcnge  not  tljat  too  djpfelf , tebieije  31  baue  not  of tbee, 
though  3 baue  it  not  teitljout  tboe.^ut  the  race  31  bauc  render 
red  Ipfe  fo?  Ipfe.  3!«  fo  dooing  31  Ijaue  fur  mounted  djp  gift , in 
afmucbas  31  baue  gtuen  it  teittinglp,and  tbou  baft  receptied  it 
tettctnglp : tin  that  31  baue  gtuen  it  tijee,  notfojmpneotene 
pleafures  fabe.oj  at  leadtepfe  not  djjouglj  pfeafttrerand  finals 
Ip  in  that  tt  is  fo  much  a greater  thing  too  fceepe  Ipfe  fisiltbati 
too  receiue  Ipfe,  as  it  is  a Ipgbter  matter  too  dpe  bcfoje  a bo* 
bp  can  fearedc atb.djatt  aftertoaro. 


<$atte  life  too  tbeetoljcn  tljou  migbteft&fe 
it  out  of  Ijande  t but  tljou  gaued  life  untoo 
mee,toljen3!  could  not  teUtoljither  cucr  3 
fljould  eniope  it  oj  no .3!  gaue  tljce  life  tube 
djottteartafrapd  ofoeadj'tljourraueflntc 
life,  djat3!  might  dpe  ♦ JgauetljeeafuH 
and  perfectelife : tboubegatellniee  dopde 


ofreafon  and  another  bodies  burtben.SGltlt  thou  Hnctoe  bote 
fntall  a benefite  it  is  too  giue  life  in  fuebe  Drift  ? Cljou  the  wi- 
ned baue  cad  mee  ateape:  ojtbott  dtodedmeetejong  too  beget 
me.t&herebpS  gatber.tbat  the  begetting  bp  tbejfatljer  and 


The  third  booke 

it  all otljer  tbinges,bi!jtcbe  ougljt  too  folotoe  this  enter auttce 
. of  benefiting,  bibielje  is  too  bee  ratifies  butljotljer  natural! 
bueties.3Itisnpt  gcoo  too  liuerbut  too  ituetoeU.35ut3!Uue 
toell : pea,  ami  31  miffb'c  Ijaue  liueo tU . &o is tfjere no moje 
tbpne,but  tljat  31  ltue.3If  tljoubpbjapeo  meetoitb  a life,bibiclje 
of  it  felf  is  nakeo,ano  lottlelTe.ana  baunteft  of  it  as  of  a greate 
goon  tljtng:  remember  tljat  tljou  tmptett  mee  bp  fuelje  a gooo 
tijing, as  is  comon  too  jflpes  ano  flUoojmes.  Sgeitte,  (tbat  31 
mape  alien  gc  none  otljer  matter  ,tljantljeapplipng  ofmpfelf 
too  goon  learning, too  tlje  intent  too  Direct  tlje  race  of  mp  life 
in tljerigbtlnaie):3If 31  liueinell  tljoitbalfe  euen  in tljtsbene* 
fite.recetueDa  greater  tljing  tljan  tljou  gaiteft.  jfoj  tljou  gauelf 
mee  too  mpfelf,ruDe  ano  bnfktlfull : but  31  baue  renoercb  tbee 
tljp  fonnefucljcaone,  as  tbou  mapeltbeeglab  tbacettertbou 
begattettijtm* 

g Jfatberljatlj  cberilbeo  mee:tT3!  Dooe  tbe 
fame  too  bint,  31  renoer  utitij  an  ouerplus, 
becaufe  it  oooetb  bim  goon , not  onelp  too 
IjauccljerifbcDljis  fon«e,but  alfotoobee 
cbertlbcD  bp  bis  fonnetano  be  taketb  moje 
pleafure  ofmp  goon  miii,tban  of  tfjeberie 
DeeDc.'Butljiscbenlbingofmee.'toenteno 
further  than  too  mp  booie.  CCUjat  if  a manne  ban  pjoceeneo  fa 
farre,tbat  fojljis  eloquence,  bis  31uflice,  oj  bio  Cbtualr&bc 
inerebecomme  famous  in  fo  jr  eitt Healmes.ano ban  alfo  mane 
bis  ifatber  Ijigblp  renotomeo,  bp  making  tbebacenelfe  of  bis 
btrtbeto  fljinefoottlj  bp  tlje  bjigbtttelTe  of  bis  berteues?  Iboulo 
be  not  beftotoean  inedimable  benefite  bpponljis  parentes? 
&ljoulo  attp  man  bane  knobien  Arislo  anb  Gryllus,  but  foj  Xe~ 
nopkon  anb  TUto  tbetr  foitnes  ? Socrates  fufFerctlj  not  Sophre* 
mfius  to  a Dpe . 3ft  toere  a long  matter  too  reckon  bp  tbe  red 
tbat  Hue,  fo?  none  otljer  caufe  but  tljat  tbe  excellent  bertebiof 
tbeir  Cbilojen  batb  commenoco  them  to  poderitie  * Mb 
tber  boas  LMarcw  Agrippa  moje  beboloen  to  bis  jf  atber,nabo 

boas 


of  Benefiting. 


4*3* 

mass  not  fo  mucbe  as  knotoen  after  tlje  Beceafe  of  tAgnppa-,  oj 
Iris  father  mo?e  beljoloen  tooljun.tnljo  nobly  atteineo  a £>ea> 
garlaaBe(tlje  Ijigbeff  honour  emong  all  tlje  remarBes  of  Clji* 
ualrie);anBbuiIoeBfo  many  grcate  mooses  in  tlje  Ctteejur- 
mountingtberoyaltieofallfo?mermoo?kes,anBBnable  too 
beematcbeB  of  any  tbatmeremaBe  after  ?3£lbitberBiB  OcU- 
_ uim  rnojefo?  Ijts  fomic  iAuguttus : o?  tlje  Crnpero?  tsittguSlw 
mo?e  fo?  bis  father  Ottauitu}  bombett  tljat  tbeflwoome  of  tlje 
father  by  aBopticn,Bio  ouercouer  tlje  father  by  nature.fipom 
loouio  it  Ijaue  reioyceo  Ijts  Ijarte , if  Ijeljao  feene  bim  reigning 
In  quiet  peace,  after  tlje  Ctuellbiarres  mere  enaeBPllpebao 
bin  mo?e  bappie  than  be  coulo  Ijaue  perceiueo;  a no  as  often  as 
be  boo  looftco  oppon  bimfelf,  be moulo  fcarcely  bane  beleeuco, 
that  fo  noble  a perfonc  coulo  Ijaue  btnbojne  in  bis  Ijoufe. 
t0.ljatlboulo3l  nompjoceeoe  mitb  any  mo , mljom  fojgctfuI= 
nefTebaooutmojnelongago , bao  not  tljeglojie  oftbetr  cljil® 
ojenoelueo  tljem  ont  ofoarknelfe,  ano  kepce  tbem  Hill  in  tlje 
light  ? 0ei  eaftcr  let  os  not  arke,mbitijer  any  fonne  Ijatlj  ooon 
mo?e  fo?  bis  father, than  bis  father  batb  Boone  fo?  bim  t but 
mijitijer  itbeepolTiblefo?  any  ^onne.toooo  mo?e  fo?  bis  fa» 
tber,o?  no?  Although  tbe  examples  tljat  31  baue  reljerceo  alre= 
BieBoo  not  yet  fatiffietljce.o?  furmount  tlje  benefices  of  tljeir 
i^arentesiyet  is  it  polfible  by  Mature  too  beeooonc.bombee* 
it  that  no  age  batb  bitljertoo  b?ougljt  foo?tlj  any  fuebe  as  Ijatb 
Boone  it  ♦ f o?  aibeeit  that  no  one  benefice  0?  mo  feuerally,bee 
able  too  lurmount  tlje  greatneffe  of  ibe  par  entes  nefertcs.-yet 
maye  many  knit  togitijer  tn  one  furmount  tbem* 

fipio  fauetb  bis  father  in  battellrano  bae« 
ing  fcarec  man  gromen,  fettctlj  g>purres 
too  bts  ljo?fe,ano  giuetb charge Oppon  bis 
enemies  ♦ 3!s  it  but  a fnialftijing,  tljat  fo? 
oefire  too  refcame  Ijts  father, he  regaroetb 
not  fo  many  peril!es,fa  many  noble  Capt- 
teiites , fo  many  tljinges  alfailyug  btm.fo 
JL.tij,  many 


The  third  booke 

manpffoppcs  encountering  him?  Chat  being  a ralue  fouioier, 
ano  tfje  ftrire  tpme  that  cure  be  came  mteo  the  feeloe , he  otter* 
runneth  tfje  olo  expect  fouiopers , ano  outgeeth  bis  obme  pec* 
ccs?  an  hereunto  that  he  oefeROetb  his  .father  arretgneo,ano 
Define  mlj  him  from  the  confpiracie  of  his  enemies  that  mere 
too  ffrong  fo?  hmcCbat  he  mabetb  him  Cofull  tbJice  ojtb?ice 
ants  pjefermb  him  too  other  offices  of  hono2,mette  too  hce  co* 
uetco  euen  ofConfuUes,anti  Confulles  peeresiChathc  relot* 
uetlj  his  pouertp  laitb  gooooes  gotten  bp  the latoe  af  armes, 
ano  ( tohiclje  is  the  !jono?ahlelt  thing  of  all  eitiong  rnenne  of 
inane)  tnrtcbetb  him  bnth  the  fpotle  of  enemies.  3if  all  this 
bee  too  little, putte  too  further,thar  he  conttnetoeth  him  in  eje* 
trao?ti!nariecfftccs,anointhegouernenientofp?ouinccs:ao 
alfo,  that  bp  ouerth?obnng  ofmolie  mtghtic  Cttaesi,  he  alone 
butbout  fellotne,  being  the  founder  ano  inamtetner  oft&e&a* 
matne  Cmptre,  that  toas  too  commc  from  Caffe  too  22Jeff,ao* 
uaunctth  the  nohleneffeofhis  itohlc  f atber.  &betoe  met  the 
matche  of  this ‘Scjpfo,  ano  there  is  no  oout  hitt  the  common  he* 
r.eSte  of  begetting , ffjalhee  furmounteo  bp  the  lingular  goob* 
nrlfeano  bcrtetoeoffucheaone , 31  am  not  able  too  fape,toiji* 
ther  too  the  greater  bselfare,  o?  too  the  greater  honour  ofhis 
couiurie, 

Ojeoucr  i tf  all  this  bee  too  little : aomitfe 
thatfommeman  haue  otfehargeo  his  fa* 
ther  from  to?mcntes,anotafeen  them  too 
himfelf.f  0}  pou  mape  inlarge  theb)elocas 
inges  of  a fonne,  as  farre  as  pou  liff,conff* 
oering  that  the  benefiting  of  the  father  is 
ffmple  ano  eaffe,pea,ano  aifooelightfullto 
tbeoooer.lKiJbat  neeoebiee  manp  bjoojoes.?Che  father  giuetb 
life  he  fenobies  not  too  mhom.  ^noinooopngoftthehatha 
Copartner:  he  hath  an  epe  too  the  false  of  father  hoo ; too  the 
rcbiaro  of  fathers, too  the  continebjanceofhis  houfeano  famt* 
lie, ano  bntoo  all  tinges  rather,  than  him  too  b>h®m  he  o:o  it. 

Whit 


of  Benefiting.  44. 

2Bbat  if  a man  Waning  obtcincfc  toifenome,t!oa  teaebc  tljcfame 
coo  l^tsf  fatbcr?(iforto&  totireafonnpon  that  point  alfo:)tobi4 
tber  hath  be  noone  nto?c  for  bis  ,ffacl;er , in  teaching  him  too 
iiue  a blelfeo  lifetor  Ijis  .father  .more  for  bint  in  giuing  him  life 
onelp  ? ©Kljatfocuer  thou  aoaefi(toiil  foinmc  ntenne  fape)anu 
tobatfoetter  tbou  art  able  toobelfotoe , it  is  bp  the  benefice  of 
tbp  fatber.&s  toeUmape  mp  ^bcboolematfter  ciaimc  it  fo  phis 
benefite , that  3!  baue  profited  in  tljc  It&erali  Sciences  bn&er 
btmtann  pet  toeeepcell  tijofe  that  Ijattc  taught ns  fuel;  tbtngcs: 
at  lealftoife  tbofe  tljat  Ijattc  taught  ns  ottrfirif  principles . Inn 
although  no  manne  can  atteine  anp  thing  tottljout  them?  pet  is 
not  all  that  a manne  hath  attetncu.tnferiour  to  tbem.'&hcre  is 
greate  Difference  bettoeette  tbe  ftrlfe  tbinges , ann  the  greater 
thmges.'&be  firfte  tbinges  are  not  bp  ann  bp  comparable  too 
tljc  greateft  tbinges , becaufe  tbe  greateff  can  not  bee  atteineo 
nntoo  toitbout  tbe  lirff  tbtnges. 


©to  it  is  tpme  for  me  to  bring  fonts* 
tobat  out  of  mpne  otone  (fore,  if 31 
maie  fo  terme  it. 

tpe  that  belfotoetlj  fwcT»e  a benefite 
as  map  bee  bctterco  .map  bee  fur? 
mountetj.  Cbe  father  hath  giucnljis 
fonnelpfetbut  there  are  tbinges  bet? 
ter  than  ipfcr  €rgo  tbe  father  maie 
bcfurmounteo.bpcaufc  there  is  fome 
better  thing  tban  tbe  beneSte  that  be  batb  beffotoen. 

J>ea  if  one  that  batb  gttten  a man  Ipfe  bee  once  or  ttopce  be? 
Ituereb  from  perill  of  beat!;  for  it , be  batb  recepuco  a greater 
bencfpte  tban  be  gaue : €rgo  if  tbe  &>ontte  fane  bis  'father  of? 
tentpmes  from  naunger  ofoeatb.tlje  father  recepuetb  a better 
turtte  than  be  bclfotoeo. 

ipe  that  rcceittetb  a goon  turne,  recciuccfj  fo  much  the  grea* 
ter  goon  turne.as  bebatb.  more  neeoc  of  it : 'But  be  that  liuetb 
Ijatlj  more  neebe  of  Ipfe  than  Ije  that  is  not  pet  borne , (as  tobo 

can 


The  third  books 


can  Sane  no  inat  at  all  ofit):€rgo  the  father  recctueclj  a ptfc 
ter  benefice  tit  bis  Tonnes  fautitg  of  his  life , than  the  Tonne  re* 
cepuctfi  tnljis  fathers  begetting  of  him. 

CBuc  tljon  Taped  tttlUhat]  the  fathers  heneStes  cannot  bee  c« 
uermatcheb  bp  the  Tonnes  benefices.®  bpfo  .?Bpcaufe  he  hath 
rccepueblpft  of  his  father.iohtcheifhehabnotrecepueOjhe 
co  It  lb  haue  noon  no  gooD  tunics  at  all  .lEbis  cace  of  the  father 
is  comoit  too  allmetme  that baue  pjcferueo  aniehoDpes  lifer 
fo?  the  p coulD  not  haue  requpteo,  if  tl;ep  hab  not  recepueb  ipfe* 
Bp  the  Tame  reafon  it  is  not  podibie  too  reinaro  a IPhtfician  a* 
boue  his  beTert , (fo?  al^ljtfician  isinooitt  too  giueiife)  t no? 
a mariner  tf  he  Ijaue Taucb  arnan from {bip'u)?ecke.But  thebe* 
nefptes  as  ineli  of  thefc  men, as  of  all  others  that  bp  ante  mea* 
ties  haue  giuen  bs  Ipfe , map  bee  furmounteo : Crgo  thebene* 
files  of  parentes  map  bee  furmounteo  alfo* 

3If  a man  Ijaue  bedoioeb  fuche  abenefitebpponmee  as  hath 
nceoetoo  beefitrthereb  hp  thebeitefptes  of  manic  men : anb3! 
bcdoine  fuche  abenefite  bppon  htnt,as  (hottlb  neeoetbehelp  of 
r.omam3!  haue  bedotneb  a greater  than  31  haue  receiueb. 

Ube  father  gtueth  his  chplo  fuchealtfe  aslhoulb  hauepert* 
fhcb  out  of  hanb  if  there  hab  not  folobocb  manic  thingesto© 
matntettte  it  t 'But  if  the  Tonne  faue  his  jfatljers  life, he  giueth 
him  fuche  a life  as  bianteth  the  helpe  of  no  man, as  too  the  con* 
tmeioanccoftt;€rgo  the  father  that  hath  receiueb  life  at  fife 
foitnes  hanbe,hath  receiueb  a greater  beitefite  than  he  gatte* 


I $efetbtngesDtmtmlbe  not  the  reuerence 
toioarbes  parentes,  ne  mafte  their  Chtl* 
b?en  tooojfe  too  them , but  rather  better* 
jfo?  hp  Mature  Herteine  is  bedrous  of 
pjatfe,  anb  pjearetb  too  outgo  the  formed* 
1th c thtlbs  loue  inti  be  the  mo?e  chereful, 
if  it  goe  on  too  reguttehenefites,i»ith  hope 
offurmounting.3!fthis  mape  comme  too  pade  hp  the  mutuall 
content  of  the  fathers  anb  the  Chilbjemfojafmuche  as  there 

bee 


! 


ofBenefyting.  4.5. 

bee  fttanp  thtnges  toberein  toeemapebee  banguflbco  too  cur 
obiae  beboofe : robat  luckier  titcounter.tobat  greater  felicin'e 
can  there  bee  to  iparentcs:  tl;an  too  bee  o?tuen  too  confeflfe  the 
feiues,  ouermatcbeo  bp  tbeir  Cljilorett  tit  toelooopng  ?3!f  to* 
bee  not  of  this  opiniomtoee  giue  our  Cljtto?en  caufeof  epcufe, 
ans  make  them  the  fiotoer  too  rentier  tbankfulneffe , tohereas 
toeeougbt  rather  to  fpurre  them  foretoaro,ano  too  fapfSootoo 
gooofonnes  there  ts  an  honorable  toager  lapeo  bettoeenetbe 
.fathers  anotbe&onnes,tobitbet  tbep  (ball  baue  giucn  or  re- 
ceiueo  greater  benefited  ♦ Shop  bane  not  therefore  roonne  the 
toager,  becaufe  tbep  baue  begtmne  firfte:  Dnelp  plttckebpa 
gooo  barte  asbecommes  pon,ano  faint  not,tbat  pe  map  oner* 
comme.tbem  that  tooulo  bee  glao  of  it.  31 n fo  goooip  amenter* 
y?ife,pon  cannot toant  Capiteinestoo  incorage  pou  too  oou 
as  tbep  baueooone  afoie  pou,  ants  too  bade  pou  fojemaro  in 
tbeir  otone  footeffcppes , coo  the  bitforie  tobiclje  tbep  bane  of* 
tea  heretofore  gotten  oftbeir  iparentes* 


\rt<vv 

* 1 3 " 


Emm  ouermatcbeo  bis  fatber.  jfo?  tober* 
as  bio  father  bao  borne  bimaSSabc  toben 
betoasattgbf  ano  fafe  cartage:  be  tookc 
bp  bis  father  beanie  toitb  age , ano  carieo 
bint  through  the  tbickelt  preace  of  bis  cue* 
trues , ano  through  the  rutues  of  the  Citte 
falling  ooutte  about  butt,  at  tobat  tpme  the 
oeuoitt  0I0  manboloing  Ijisbolie  Keltkcs  ano  bonfboiogoos 
in  in  bis  armes,  looeo  him  toitb  another  burthen  beupcr  than 
brmfelf.^petbarebe  butttntbefpre,peaano(tobatis  not  uatu* 
rail  toue  able  too  ooo?  )be  bare  him  thorough, ano  Ibrpneo  btnt 
too  be  tooorlbippco  among  the  founoers  of  the  Remains  C# 
pprc.'&bepoongmeu  of  S&'Uie  ouermatcbeo  their  jfatberjfor 
toben  amount  «/£f»<*burfting  foortbtoitbgreater  force  than 
toas  accuffomeOjbao  call  foortbbtsfpreintoo  the  Cotones, 
intoo  the  jfeeloes , ano  into  the  greatest  parte  of  the  3SSanoe: 
tbep  caught  bp  tbetr  l^arentes,  ano  menbeieeue  tbattbefia* 

mt* 


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* 


The  third  booke 


in  £ st  latte  a fitpaer , ana  iuitba?ab)iitg  on  either  fpae  of  them,' 
sis  let  open  a ($ap  fa?  tbofe  moll  \ua?tijp  poongmen  too  tonne 
out  at , thaw  hep  might  fafelp  pcrfojme  their  greate  attempt 
CbeiikeaicrajiebefeUtoo  Sntigomts : lubo  batting: banqut* 
Ibea  bis  enemies  in  a fo?e3atteli}5i5  put  the  retnara  oftljem- 
ctojte  otter  too  ijts  JFarfjer , ana  gatie  the  hingaome  of  Cyrus 
r taeoo  Ijts  IjaxattsMtyz  treme  reigntng.is,  not  to  rctgne  inbett 

huMhc  s6ne  t’j9U  slfp  oaertame  bis  lojalp  fatber.ifo^tobett 

of  Lucius  (jt3  father  baa  put  bim  ainap  fo?  a tpme,bpcaufe  of  tbc  bjuttfb* 

Manims.  nefie  9 aulttclTe  of  bio  poutfnbecante  to  a Tribune  of  tbe  people 

uStheviiV’  *&ac ^aa  ^ommonc5  h*s  father  t0°  anftnere  too  an  inattementt 
booke  of  the  ^mljentbe  7r/£#**(tnbopebeb.aa batea  btsfatber.ananioulo 
fort  Decad.  tfjcrcfo^c  fjauc  t»iix  a Craptoitr  too  btm  ) belecuing  bee  (bottla 
poSPom'  bane aoone  tbe  poongman  a pleafttre, inbofe  baniSmtent  ( a* 
inong  other  t binges ) be obieetea  too  kMmUus  as  a Ijepnottfe 
crpnte, ) aemaunaea  ofbtmtbetpme  that  bts  dFatbcr  baa  fee 
IjttmCbcpoongman  getting  bmt  alone, a?etoe  out  a Dagger 
that  bee  baa  biaaen  in  bis  ileette , ana  fapa  too  bpm  * 3fftljoit 
fineare  not  too  ntee  to  atfebarge  mp  father  ofbis  31naptement, 
3 mill tb?ude thee tbjougfriMtb  this  Dagger,  3Itis  in  tbp 
cbopceaftcr  tub  at  fo?t  mp  father  (ball  baue  no  accttfer  * Cbe 
Tribune  ftuarejana  hep;  touch  luitlj  btm.certtfptng  the  Court 
of  theeaufe  tohp  bo  let  bis  3<Jion  fali , 3t  baa  not  bin  fox  anp 
other  man  thus  too  baue  oucrrulea  the  Tribune , ana  too  baue 
goneclecreaiuapioitbit. 


C^C^^OTbtuX^apitcr^ 


ilpere  are  examples  upon  trample^ 
concerning  fuebe  as  baue  aeltuerea 
their  parentes  out  of  Dattngers, 
aattauneea  them  from  the  bated  ac* 
gree  to  tbe  bigbtd  date;  ana  lifting 
them  from  the  common  ana  rafcall 
fo?t , baue  commcnaea  them  too  tbo 
loo?la,neuer  too  bee  forgotten . j(3o 
e of  no  cjrceilftie  cfmit 

ig 


ofBeriefyting 


in  able  toe  eppteffejoto  greater  oto  commenfcable , am?  beto 
teo^tbieamattenttstoobecbabaltoayes;  in  remembrance, 
for  a man  too  be  c able  too  fay:  31  baue  obej>et>  my  l^arentes,^ 
baue  giuett  place  too  their  commaunoemetes  toere  they  right 
«r  tojong.eafie  o?  bate, 3 hauebebaueb  myfclfohebientiy  ana 
bits!)  fubnufiion : 3tt  tljrs  one  point  onely  fjaue  3 bin  totiftsHt 
that  3 rnygbt  not  bee  ouerntatebeb  in  toe!!  booing*  Con- 
tenbe  you  alfo  3 pray  you : anb  toben  you  bee  banqtu(beb,giue 
« nctoe  onfet  ♦ Cpappte  are  tbofe  that  fljalt  fo  banqutib ; bappie 
sve  tbofe  that  (baj,bee  fo  banqtttfheb  . SKbac  thing  ran  bee 
more  noble,  than  that  yoongman  tobicbemygbt  fayetco 
bi»nfelf,(fojit  to  notlatofuU  fa?  him  too  faye  it  too  at^» 
other  boby)  3 baue  ouermatcheb  my  father  in  toel* 
booing  ? <K3hat  thing  can  bee  more  fortunate 
than  that  oib  matt, tohich  might  euety 
toheremabe  hiss  haunt  bttte  all 
men , tbat  bio  fottne  batfj 
, buergottehmiin 
toeibooingf 
9ne 

lohat  greater  feliettte  cats 
there  bee  , than  toe 

j>  * v yelbinfucy  iu;f  : 

4*a?e?  , vr  ' ih , i«lt  ■ ;■ 

W$*  ■ , • j" 


V 


J^The  fourth  booke  of  Lucius  An- 

n<zm  Seneca^concerning  Benefit  es» 

# all  the  tinges  that  toee  batte  5 if* 
courfeo  (mp  frt  llOe  Ebutms  Libera- 
Us , ) it  map  feeme  that  no  one  tiring 
j is  fo  neeoefull , o?  ( as  Saiuft  faictlj) 
too  bet  createo  of  tottb  mojeljceoe, 
tljan  that  toljtcb  tope  face  noto  in  bans 
tottb : itamelp  topitljer  tlje  oooing 
of  goon  turnes3anti  tljcrenoering  of 

tbankfulne(Te,are  tljinges  too  bee 

oefp?eu  fo?  t!jemfclues.'£bttt  are  too  bee  founbtoljiclj  fet  not 
bp  Ijoneffie  but  fo?  aouatmeage  fake,anO  tobtcljt  hike  not  bee* 
tuetoitljout  r£toaro:toIjiclje  nottottljffanoing  Ijatl?  no  noble* 
neife  in  it , if  it  baue  anp  tiring  fette  too  fale . .fo?  tobat  fotolec 
fljame  can  there  jbee,  than  fo?  a man  too  make  reckening  tobat 
it  map  bee  tooo?tb  too  him  too  bee  bonett  ? toljenas  Uertue  is 
tteptljer  allureotoitb  gapne,no?  ftapeo  atoaptoitblolTe,  annis 
fo  fatre  from  b?pbtng  anp  man  toitb  p?ofers  o?  p?omifes,  tljat 
lbee  totlletb  men  too  too  fpeno  ainjpponbtr,ano  is  commonlp 
tottb  tljcrn  tljat  giue  tbemfelues  freelp  onto  ljtr?8pe  tljat  toill 
go  onto  btr, muff  treao  p?ofitbnoerfoote.  iBItbttberfoeuer  (bee 
calletb , toljitberfoeuer  (bee  fenoetlj;  tbitber  muff  a man  go 
toitijoutregaro  afbts  too?tolpgooos,peaanofometpme  toitb* 
outfparingbis  otonebIuu,ano  ijo  muff  newer  refuse  too  ooo 
her  commaunoment.aaibat  (bal  3i  gapne(fapefftbou)tf31  boo 
this  thing  bafeantlpjO?  tljat  tiring  bountifullp/^ljereis  no* 
thing  p?omif|p  thee  fi$tbeajeomg  o|« ; ifanp  p?ofite  happen 
too  tbee,take%fc£afitotS^  tljinges  i* 

in  tbemfelues  * 4Fo?aftmicbe  then  as  euerpboneff  thing  is  too 
beeuefp?e»  fo?  it  felf  ,nrio  gOobbOoillgfs'anljOneft  thing : it 
muffneeoes  bee  tn  the  fame  cats,  feeing  it  is  of  the  fame  nas 
turcn&uttbat  the  thing  tobteb  is  boneff,is  too  bee  oefp?eo  ft>| 
it  felf } it  is  often  ano  fuffietentlp  p?ouco  altcanie* 


of  Benefyting.  4.7. 

CC^e  fecon&  jOjapttcn 

M this  popnt  3i  muftetoage  fatten 
agemll  the Delicate  ann  npce  compa* 
nie  of  epicures  .toljofelSIjtlofoyfjte 
is  in  their  fearing , among;  piljorn 
33ertueisthc  flpansmaps  of  plcafu* 
res.Chetn  thee  ftoopes  bntoo , them 
thee  attenses  bppon,  them  thee  he* 
holsesahottehir.Chereis  no  plea* 
fute(fapeth  the  epicure)  totthout 
bertue.Uut  tohp  ispleafureput  befojesertue  ? 

Chou  reafonelf  concerning;  the  o?scr  ♦ £>ur  quettion  con* 
cerneth  the  tohole  thing;, atto  thou  argetneft  sppon  a part  of  it. 
tlertueisnot  bertueifthee  can  folotne.  taertue  chatengetb 
the  cheefeft  pjehemtnence,g>hee  mufte  lease , (hcc  muile  com* 
maunOjihee  mull  Bans  in  hpghett  place : ans  thou  hissetlhir 
fetch  hit  toatch\ooo?D  at  another. 

SBljat f htlles  it  thee , faptt  thou? fo? 31  alfo soo  senp that 
there  can  bee  any  blitfts  lpfctoithoutbcrtete,3l  mpfelf  alfo  sif* 
allotoe  ano  conscmnethe  pfeafure  tohiche  31  folotne , aits  too 
tohiche  31  hauepelses  mpfelf  in  bonsage  ,ifbertuehee  feuercu 
from  it; 

Che  only  thing  that  is  in  queftton , is  tohither  bertue  hce 
the  caufe  of  the  fouerein  gooD,o?  the  fouerein  goon  it  felf. 

aomit  that  thffehee  the  onelp  thing  inqueftion.^>uppofc(f 
thou  that  the  affeiitg  of  it  concerneth  hwt  the  tranfpoftng  of 
theojoer  onelp  ? CertelTe  it  mere  a berie  confuBon  anD  a ma* 
ntfelf  hiinDnefle,too  fet  the  Cart  before  the  Upojfe.  31  am  not 
DifpleafeD  that  bertue  is  marlhallcs  bebpns  pleafure : but  that 
fljeeis  in  anpbopfe  matches  toich  plcafitte.&bee  is  the  sifsep* 
ner  $ cnemp  of pleaftrre , ans  OjBneth  her  as  farreas  thee  can. 

4§>bee  t sbetter  acquapnfes  toith  pepnfulneife  ans  greefe  ,'anb 
Jnojemeete  too  be  graftesintomanlp  miffojtune  ,tl;an  intoa 
tbfetoemanitbfeltcitte. 

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The  fourth  booke 


assssj?  0=:fc  t!)tn§ ea  tocrc  coo  t»ce  fpobett(mp  Ltbtralis) 
bpcaufedjeooopng  of  poo  turnca(h)bicbets 
djemattenofeerof&ee  mute)  to  a popnt  ofbetr* 
tac : 9 it  is  a fou!e  Ppame  djac  it  fijouio  Dee oeoitc 
in. an?  odjer  refpetf,tljan  Co  (jane  it  Ooone  » tfo?  if 
lnee  fboulo  ooo  it  in  ijope  of  recepumg  agein ; then  fijpulo  toee 
ooo  it  coo  elje  riebed,ano  noc  coo  d;e  bpoojtbped.But  nolo  voce 
pjeferre  tfjepco^c  man  before  d;e  gr&oic  ricbcman  * %ijat  ia 
no  be ttefpce , toljicbe  bacb  an  epc  too  dje  bidtb  of  elje  perfone* 
£§o?couer,  if  oulp  profit  Qjcuio  allure  men  coo  ooo  goon  : tbcp 
dtoulo  ooo  leaft  gooo>tbat  bed  might : name$  riche  men,  men 
of  autborttie  ,ano  ^ingea , bpcaufethep  bane  lead  uceoe  ofo* 
djer  mennea  (jdpe.Sno  affo?  the  ©cooce,tbcp  fboulo  befio&e 
none  efebefe  their  ntanifolo  gifees  rn&iebe  tbcp  poboer  cue  op* 
ponbs  j©tgbcani>  Dap  boitbout  ceaffpng.jfoj  their  oilmens* 
Cure  fuffi?etb  t!>eni  in  all  ebrngee , ano  mapntepncfj cdjem  in 
abunoaunce,  in  fafette,ano  in  impoffibilitie  too  bee  annopeo. 
<Cberefo?e  fi^U  djep  ooo  poo  coo  none , ifelje  onelp  eaufe  of 


fice.^oo  loofce  abouc  one, not  mljerc  tc  map  bee  bed  belfotoco, 
but  mljece  tc  map  bee  bedovoeo  coo  mod  aottauittage,  ano  from 
toheuee  tc  map  bee  taken  auiap  tottb  mod  cafe;  is  noc  bettedct* 
dne(re,buc  bfurie  ,13utfo?afmudjas  furijc  pealing  ta  farre  of 
from  the  ©oooea  :3I£folooiedjcbatcbep  beertgbdpltberaU* 
SFo)  if  cbe  onelp  eaufe  of  booing  gooo  bee  ebe  profit  of  the  ooo- 
cr:<g>ttb  ©oo  can  iooke  fo?  no  p^oSte  at  our  banoettbere  ia 
no  eaufe  bobp  <$od  iboulo  ooo  oa  anp  gooo* 

■Cf^  fourth  Chapter* 

i&nome  &hat  aunfuiere  ia  mabe  coo  chi*. 

tire  Ip  ©oo  booth  no  gooo  curnea  ac  all, 
but  ta  c arelede  ano  regarolefle  of  ba;  ano 
being  gupte  gtuen  from  the  mo  jlo,  bu?ietl> 
bimfelf  about  other  matter*, o;  ( baljtdje 
fecmetbcoocbe  ©ptcure  too  bee  djefoue* 

■ reine  CeUwe)  about  nothing,  noj  ta  ante 

mo|c 


of  Benefiting.  4.8. 

nto?e  fneipneb  too  bencfiting.than  too  booing  tmong.Upe  tljat 
fo  fapetlj,  tljtnketlj  not  p ©ob  Ijeeretlj  tlje  baptes  of  them  t!jat 
p?ap,no?oftbcm  p euerpteljere  lift  bp  their  banbs  too  beaueft 
in  makingtbeirbotees  botbe  pjiuate  anb  pnbltkc  .£t3ljic!jc 
thing  boutlclTe  Ijab  newer  cotftme  too  palfe,  neither  teoulb  all 
tlje  teojlb  b«ue  agf  eeb  too  bee  fo  mab,  as  too  make  fetet  bittoo 
beaf  ©oboes  anb  belplelfe  3!bo!les , except  tljep  Ijab  felt  their 
benefptes  In  bene  bcebe , oneteljple  freelp  beftouieb , another* 
tebple  giuen  bppon  pjaper , anb  the  fame  too  bee  greate , fent 
in  betec  feafon , anb  bp  tfjetr  tpmelp  f omitting  ribbing  men  fr8 
greate  mtferies  that  manaceb  tljem.^nbtebo  isfo  mncljea 
tejetclj  0?  fo  fmallp  regarbeb?  teljo  teas  euer  bojne  too  fo  barn 
a bettinte  anb  too  fo  fo?e  penance , tljatbebatb  not  felt  tljis  fo 
greate  botmtifulne{feof©ob.?)lookebppontbemiferablelf  of 
tljem, ewen  teljcn  tljep  lamet  anb  bcteaple  tbetr  otene  caeeianb 
pee  Ibalnot  finbe  them  altoogitljer  bopbe  of  tlje  beauenlp  bene* 
fptes.pea  gee  (bail  fpnb  none  t bat  batb  not  oratecn  fomcteljat 
cue  of  tljat  moll  bountifull  fountaine  ♦ 3is  it  a fmall  thing  that 
is  giuen  inbifferentlp  too  all  men  tntljetr  birtb?£>?(too  let 
pafle  tlje  things  tljat  are  bifirtbuteb  aftertearbinbncgallpjo* 
portion)  bib  nature  gtue  a fmall  thing  teben  Ibee  gawc  berfclf? 

C€^£l?apttev\ 

©oetb  not  ©ob  bclfotee  bencfpteti? 
fromteljcnce  tlje  ball  tljoii  tljefe  tbin* 
ges  tebcroftljou  art  otener  .?te!jicbt 
tljou  giucfifteljicbe  ttjou  DenpeB? 
tobielje  tljou  keepdf  ? tebicbe  tljou 
catcljeif?  f rom  tebence  comme  tljefe 
inumerable  tljtnges  tljat  belrgbt  tlje 
epesjtlje  eaves, anb  tfjc  minbefjfrom 
teljenteis  tljts  abtinbanre  that  fur* 
mlbetlj  euen  our  rpototts  crcelfe?  jFo?,  not  onlp  our  nr ceftttics 
are  pjoupoeb  fo? , but  euen  our  pleafureS  alfo  are  tenocreb* 
(LKljence  Ijaue  toeefo  manic  trees  bearing  ftmbiie  fo?tes  of 
frutts/o  manic  teljoifcme  berbeg,  anb  fo  manic  aiuerfities  of 

meates 


■ 


The  fourth  booke 

meatcs  ft  ruing  foj  ail  feafons  tljrougb  tlje  Oaljole  peare info* 
mucljcas  tlje  vtcric  foooe  tiat  commctlj  of  tlje  cart!;  toee  toote 
not  ljo\x>,iym  able  too  finoe  anonpurueptng  fluggaro.<!Bljat 
(ioulo  3 fpiafte  of  all  kpuoe  of  Itutnct  tljtnges,  fome  breeoing 
iiljpo  tie  orpe  ano  (jam  grouno,fome  luttOmtijctnopfi  toaters, 
ano  fome  Cent  ooune  from  aloft, joo  tljceno  tljat  cuerp  pccce  of 
nature  lioulo  peeio  fome  tribute  untoo  ns  ? toljatfljotilo  3 fa? 
ofKtuers  ,fome  toitlj  mode  plcafatmt  ujpnolalfes  tnuironing 
tie  feeloes.ano  otljerfome  pairing  foojti  toitlj  Ijottge  ftreatnes 
able  too  beare  fijippes,  ano  intermeoling  tljemfelues  toitlj  tie 
Euphrates,  fea  f QHljcrof  fome, at  cereetne  ojotnar  ie  oapes,tafee  tooonoer* 

rygm.Niiii'!.  fU[itucrcace,fo  astljcfooocinfojceoftie  fomcrsfluO,mopffe= 

°.  0t  as.  net^  t(jc  srouuocs  tljatarc  fttuaee  onoer  tbePjougitteanli 
burning  cipmate.  2211)  at  (ball  3 fap  of  tie  Oepncs  of  meocina* 
ble  nwtersfmljat  (ball  3 lap  of  tlje  bopltng  Op  oftoljot  ^atien 
cueaoppontbeoeriefljojes? 

And  what  of  thcc  6 Mighti  Lare,and  Benacus  which  fwell  - 
With  roring  Bilowes  like  the  Sea  whe  windes  do©  make  it  fctf  . 

j Chapiter* 

Hainan  iao  gtuentiecafealne  & 
cres  of  ©rouno , tiou  toouloelf  fap 
tljou  Ijaooeft  recepuro  a benefite  at 
its  bano:j  oenpeft  tiou  tic  otmtca- 
furaile  iougenclTe  of  tlje  bjoaoe 
eartfj  too  bee  a benefite. ?3f  a man 
lljoulo  gtuc  tier  Ronnie  ano  fill 
tip  Cljcfi  (fo?  tbat  is  a greatc mat- 
ter ontlj  tiec ) tljou  luouloefi  call  it 
aienefite : ano  tljinkeft  tiou  it  no  ‘Bentfite,  tiat  ©SDD1  Ijatfi 
Ijoojoeo  op  fo  mattie  5©etalles , ano  lieo  foojti  fo  manp  Urea* 
mesoppoit  tlje  Canoes , tn  ronntng ooune  toiereuppomtljcp 
carte  Haiti  eljem  a iouge  malfe  of  ©olo,^tfuer,  T5jafie,ano  g- 
ronitooeoetteipioiere  tanoalfo  tljatieljati  gitten  tljeecun* 
ningtoofpnoe  it  out  bp  fmtngmarfees  of  its  couert  rtcics 
oppon  tie  upper  part  of  tie  Carti?Jf  amanlioulo giuetljee 

aljoufe 


— 


ofBenefyting. 


abottfetobcrctntbere  toere  a little  glittering  garble,  ano# 
rocfe  fbpiungtoitbgolo  oj  tjcrnifljeD  toitb  colours ; tuooldeff 
tljou  call  it  a meane  benefice  ? <Soo  Ijatlj  builoeo  tbeeagreate 
fjoufe,  out  of  perill  of  burning  o?  falling,  fcftercin  tljou  feed, 
not  littlepceces  ano  thinner  tban  tljeiOji^ll  tefelf  tnbereiattb 
tbep  toere  beatoembutentier  huge  Shades  ofmoOePjierioufe 
gone , tobole  ttoougl;  out  of  funo  jie  atto  ftuerall  moo  jlteman* 
ft  ip, tbe  fmall  peeces  tobercoftbou  tooonoerettat ; tfje  roofe  of 
tobicbe  boufe  Ibpnetb  after  one  fo?te  in  tlje  nap  tpme,  ano  after 
another  in  tlje  mgfjttpme  fans  oooft  tbou  noto  oenpe  that  tbott 
ball  receiueo  ante  benefite  at  all  / 3 gem , tobercas  tbou  fetceff 
greate  ftoje bp  tbefe  tbingestoljiclje  tbou  baft  uljinheft  tbou 
( tobtebe  is  tbe  point  of  a tbanfeiefle  perfone ) that  tbou  art  be* 
fcoloen  too  nobooie  foj  them?  from  tobence  bafte  tljoutbitf 
bjeatb  tobicb  ftou  ojatoeft  t from  tobencc  baft  tbou  tljts  light, 
toberebp  tbou  oftpofett  ano  c^erett  tbe  oooinges  of  tbp  Ipfe  ? 
from  tobec e baft  tbo  u tbp  bltto.bp  tobofc  mean  tbp  Ipuelp  Ijeate 
is  mapntepneo  / from  tobence  bafte  tljou  tbefe  tljtnges  tobielje 
toitb  tbar  excellent  tafte  pjouoke  tbpne  appetpte,  ettenmoje 
tban  tbp  ftomacke  can  beare  ? from  tobence  baft  tbou  tbefe  in* 
tpcementes  of  pleafure  euett  till  tljou  beetoecrie  ofit/ front 
tobece  baft  tbou  tbis  eafe  tuljeritt  tbou  toeleereft  ano  toitljereft 
atoape  ?inilttbou  not(if  tbott  bee  tljankfttll/ap  ? 

God  giucs  this  cafe,and  he  fhalbee  my  God  for  euermore: 

His  ahars  fhal  my  tender  Lambes  imbrew  ful  oft  therefore. 

For  he  it  is  that  makes  my  Neate  to  wander(as  yee  fee) 

And  giues  mee  powre  on  Ote  Recde  to  pype  with  merry  glee. 

<0od  is  bee  ,nottbat  batb  fent  out  afeame  ©ren , but  mbiclje 
batb  oifperfco  tobole  heroes  of  all  maner  of  Catell  intoo  tbe 
toljoletoojlo:  tobicb  giuetb  pafture  too  the  fioebes  tljatftrap 
here  anotbere  in  all  quarters  t toljiclj  giuetb  fe-omerfeoe  ano 
2Utnterfotoeone  ottocr  another : tobicb  not  onlp  hath  tattgbc 
men  too  plapeoppon  a reeoc , ano  after  fome  maner  too  fing  a 
ruoe  ano  Ijomelp  fong  ontoo  it : but  alfo  Ijatlj  oettpfeo  fo  manp 
artes,fo  manp oariettes  of  tooo?oes,ano  fo  manp  fotmoes,  too 
peelo  funojie  tunes/ome  bp  fojee  of  our  otone  bjetlj,  ano  feme 

JiSd.  bp 


The  fourth  booke 

bp  cuftoatotopno  ♦ jfojtoee  can  no  mo?efap , tb.it tbe  things  s 
toljiclje  bate  baue  inuenteo,  arc  our  obme  oootnges : than t bat 
it  is  our  obme  oooing  tljatluee  grotoe , o?  tljat  tbebooie  batlje 
bis  full  pjopojtion  ano  properties  aecoroitig  too  b is oeterntt- 
nace  tpmes : as  tbe  falling  abaap  of  teetb  in  cbploboo,tbe  luffi* 
nelTeof  poutb  groining  baton  peercs  of more  otfcretion , ano 


laftage  ,M)icbcpitcbetb  tfee  bounties  of  oar  flpgbtfull  Ipfe, 
^bere  are  l'ob)en  in  bs  tlje  fecocs  of  all  ages , ano  of  all  artes: 
ano  0oo  as  a fcboolemalier  coot!;  fecrettlp  trapnefoo^tljcur 
natural!  otfpofitions. 


ritphcr  Opt# 

Max. 

Tenths. 

Stator* 

JtatUio* 


9 turc(fapelf  tbott^taetb  mk  tTjefc 
tljiuges  .laercepucfitboanot,  tbat 
Mien  ebon  fapclt  fo , tljou  oooft  but 
change. 0oos  name? jfojtobateifc 
ts  jlilarure,  than  0oo,  ano  0oos  of* 
finance  plawco  in  tbe  tuojio  ano  in 
the  panes  tljcrof  ? 9s  often  as  tbou 
Itfleff , tljou  mapfl  call  bim ,fomme« 

tpmes  tbe  author  of  all  tljinges,  ano 

"omeepmes  lout , tljatts  too  fap,tlje  mofte  gracioufc  ano  mod 
mpgbtte.9lfo  tbou  mapfl  toel  terme  birn  $ Cbunoerer.ano  tbe 
&tanoer:for  be  is  tbeberie  &taoer,ano  s^tapermot  bpcaufe 
tbe  battdl  of  tlje  %pmanes  Much  bias  fleeing,  ffapeo  anoffoou 
CiU  after  tlje  making  of  tbeirboiu,(asour  biAojtiograpljers 
Ijaue  repojtco):  but  bpcaufe  alltbinges  llano  ano  are  flapeobp 
bis  benefited o^eoHer  if  cboucall  btm  fate^tbou Qjalt  not  ipe. 
jfor  mbereas  .fate  is  nothing  elfe  but  a boloing  on  of can* 
leg  linkeo  cue  butljin  another : be  is  tbeflrflcaufe  boberuppon 
all  tbe  rell  oepeuo . f inallp  tboa  mapftpjioperlp  applp  too  bim 
inbat  names  fo  eucr  tbou  intlt,  tobicbe  cor- 1 cine  ante  force  ano 
effect  of  bcauenlp tbtngcs.  looks  bob)  manie properties  oja* 
peractous  Ije  (jatl;  :fo  manie  names  map  be  ba«e» 

CCfce 


of  Benefiting.  5©, 


CW  cMU£Z)nptcu 

Hitmen  too  alfo  terme  Tjim  father  Liber, 

ana  Hercules  £ HD  Mercurie . jfatljCt  Liber t 

bpcaufcbets  tbc  fatberofali  tbtngcs.&p 
inborn  bias  firlt  fauna  cut  tije  pouter  of 
feaes,U3btcb  Umila  beetle  mapnctenance 

Of  all  tfctUges  t!j?0Uglj  plCaftire . Hercules , 

bpcaufe  l)tspolner  istnuincible.analball 
returncintoo  fireinben  it  is  Uteerte  ofmoo^king;.  £iu>  Mew 
r:e  , bpcaufe  Ecafon.ana  nomber.mio  oiocr,ana  hunningarc  in 
iispoP)cr.£i3bitfjerfocuer  tbou  turn  tbpfclf,  tbou  fbalt  fpna 
bptn  meeting  tbcc.  jftocbtng;  is  erempcea  from  btntJpe  (jtmfclf 
fflletb  bis  too3?hc  too  tije  full,  Efjcrefoje  tbou  imtbankfulleif 
of  aH  uipfftjtes , tfjou  taiheil  uavnlp  u>beu  tbou  fapelf  tbou  art 
not  bcbolaen  too  @oa , bat  too  nature . f on  ncptlje r is  nature 
Sntbout  <$oa,iu>j  aa  Soitbout  nature:but  both  are  one  tiling;, 
lmtfjotit  aiffercnce  ofolftce-Sf  fo ? a thing  that  tbou  IjaaaeH  re< 
cciuca  of  Smeca, tfjOll  tuaolDcft  fap  tbou  art  setter  too  Annus , 
oi£wt»Atboiifboul»ef!  ntt  tbtrebpxbauge  tbeperfone  ofrbp 
Cr  caito?,  but  bts  name : bpcaufe  tbattnlrtber  tbou  call  bint 
bp  bis  fo:  enamc.bis  proper  name.oi  btsjatrname,  pet  (ball  be 
bee  but  all  one  maii.Cuen  fo  , s^tWrt  tbbu  afetbe  terntesof 
^ature.JFate.a?  jfojtunc, it  makes  no  matter:  bpcaufctbcp  al 
aretbe  names  of  tbefelffame  <£5oa , uSngbts  potocr  atumlp. 
3!u0ice,lpoiielfte,C(Uifecome3$@an'ine(re  ana  EbtiftmeiTc  are 
tbepoas  oftbempna  tobitbe  is  but  one , 31ftbou  Ipkeanpcf 
^efe^u  ipkeft  tbe  iiipna. 


■ ff  rrr- 

Gttoo  tbe  intent  31  raunge  not  afpae  inf  00  bpmat- 
ters-r3!  faptbat  (Soabeftatoctb  right  marne^na  ep* 
eecaino;  greatbcnefptcs  appen  us  .Uittbotitljopc  of 


lwtew»fiiiiS  tottbeebeftnuiirieuppoutbim , noj  sort  ate  able 
toobtftotoe  jinp  thing  ^peu>iiB»  ^etafiefng  ts  atbiug 

r * ‘ JSM/t  too 


i 


The  fourth  booke 

too  tee  befp?eb  fo?  it  otonefelf.anb  ttotljtngc  is  taobcerefpcrtcb 
in  it  bat  onelpthereceptterscommobitie  ♦ ®hw  is  the  thing- 
that  wee  muff  tettb  bnto.fetttng  afpbe  our  oWne  rommomties* 

:^ut(fapeth  he)tljou  haft  tolb  bs  we  muff  make  Ware  chopce 
on  whom  We  beftowe  our  gooo  turnes : bpcaufe  that  not  euen 
the  hufbanbman  Will  betake  Ijis  feebe  too  tbe  fans : Ergo  wee 
muff  feeke  our  owtte  p?offt  in  booing;  goob  turnes.lpke  as  Wee 
boo  in  tilling  anb  lowing  :fo?  too  (owe  is  not  a thing  too  bee 
beffreb  fo?  it  felf.15cfibes  this,  pee  take  abupfement  in  booing 
pour  goob  turne:Whicb  thing  ought  not  too  bee , if  the  booing 
nf  goob  turnes  Were  a thing  too  bee  beffreb  fo?  ttfelf : fo?  in 
what  place  fo  euer  anb  in  what  wp?e  fo  euer.it  were  boone , it 
Wercftillagoobturne* 

3Beefolotoe  the  thing  that  tshoneft.fo?  none  other  caufe 
than  fo?  it  felf»  3nb  although  none  other  thing  bee  too  bee 
fought  in  in  it : get  notWithffanbtng  wee  bethinke  our  felues 
What  wee  map  boo,  anb  when , anb  after  what  fo?t,fo?  in  theft 
thinges  it  cotififfeth.  'Cherefo^e  when  33bethinke  meebppon 
Whom  31  map  beftowemp  goob  turne : 3 inbeuer  that  it  map 
been  goobturne  in  beebe . jfojtf  it  bee  beftoweb  bppon  an  bn* 
honeff  perfone  j it  can  bee  nepthcr  ljoneft,no?  a goobturne. 


© © reftoje  a thing  that  a man  hath  taken 
too  keepe,  is  a thing  too  bee  bcfp?eb  fo?  it* 
felf:$?etlhall  3!  not  aiwapes  reftojeit.no? 
in  all  places.no?  at  all  tpmes*  &omctpme 
mp  btter  benptng  of  it  map  betas  goob  as 
the  open  refto?ing  ofit*3iitmft  haue  an  epe 
too  the  p?ofit  of  him  to  whom  a Ihoulb  re* 
fto?e  it  janb  if  the  beliuerance  wil  boo  him  harme,3l  lhall  keepe 


muftconfiber  too  whom  a gtue, When  31  giue.in  what  Wpfe, 
anb  wherefo?e  ♦ 4F  o?  nothingis  too  bet  boone  Without  biftre* 
tiop. 


of  Benefiting*  51. 

toot  herbc  mett(that  founb  fault  toith  them  felues  fo?  t^etr  bn* 
abuifcb  bc(lotoing),cafle  foo?tlj  tbefe  tooo?bcs  ? 31  hab  leucr  3 
hab  loft  it, than  iie(lo\ueu  it  tobcre  3 bib.3t  is  the  fotoleft  kpnb 
of  bcftotoingtbateanhee,  too  bcftotoe  bnabuifeblp : aim  it  is 
mucbe  mo?e  greef  too  bane  heft  otoeb  a goob  tunic  ami(Tc,tIjan 
not  too  baue  recepucb  anp.  jFo?  it  is  the  fault  of  other  men  that 
toee  baue  receiuen  none: but  it  is  our  otone  fault  that toee 
mane  no  cljopte  in  beftotoing . 3»  making  mp  cljopce , 3 toil! 
refpettt  nothing  leife  than  that  toljicbe  thou  furmpfett : name* 
Ip  oftobom3lbalbeebeft  recompenceb,jfo?3toillcbcofefuch 
a one  as  toilbe  thankfull,  aim  not  fuclje  a one  as  mill  make  re* 
commence.  ©ftentpmes,hee that  (hall  neuer  requite,  fbalber 
thankful! , anb  hee  that  hath  regupteo  fljalbee  bnthankfull  *3 
make  eftimationofbim  bp  his  mpnoc.  'Cljerefo?e3  ouerpaffe 
the  riche  man, if  he  bee  bntooo?tl;p : $ bettotoe  bppon  the  poo?e 
man  that  is  goob.  jf  o?  in  extreme  pouertie.hee  toilbe  thanfuU: 
ano  token  he  toanteth  al  thingcs.his  hart  lhal  pels  abunoance. 
3 hunt  not  fo?  gapne bp  mp  goon  turne , no?  fo?  pleafure , no? 
fo?  glojte.Contenttng  mpfelf  too  plcafe  but  one, 3 toill  beftoto 
too  tbcetmc  tooooo  as  3 ought  too  boo:  Sub  that  tohiclje 3 
aught  too  boo,is  not  too  beeboone  toithout  chopfe.SBhat  ma* 
ner  of  cfjopfe  the  fame  lhalbee,that  boo  pou  bemaunb. 

'Ctye*#*  Chapter* 

eaiill  choose  a man  that  is  honeff, 
plapne:mpnoful,thankfull, not  grip* 
pie  of  other  mennes  goobes , no?  to* 
uetouflp  pinching  his  otone,anb  fuch 
a one  as  is  toell  mpnbeb . SBljcn  3 
baue  founb  fuch  a man  , although  fo?* 
tune  lent  him  nothing  toijertoith  too 
requpte : pet  is  the  matter  falne  out 
as  3 toifljcb  ♦ 3f  felfp?ofit  anb  filthie  ; 
fo?trerkenpngbppon  gapne  boo  make  mee  liberall : 3f3  lhal 
hefreeitbnon,hutbpcaufehclhoulbbefrecnbmec  agetti : thru 
lhal3  not  benelUc  him  that  is  taking his  iournep  into  fo?reiti 

3SMi/<  anb 


he  fourth  hooke 

ano farre  countries! : then  (ball  31  not  pleafure  fuebe  a one  as 
muamneUatoatefojeueruljen  n;ali3l  not  000  fo?  one  that  isf 
fofteke  as  bens  paftallbopeofrecoueric : ©i;enfi;ail3!  not 
Ii£tto\xiC  aught  Hi!;en3!  am  pairing  out  of  the  i»o?lB  mpfelf:  foj 
3i  fbai!  baue  no  tpme  too  ret epuc  frcnDflrip  airein.  But  too  the 
intent  tljau  mapfl  knobae,  that  the  cooing  of  gooD  turnes  is  a 
tying  too  bee  coucteD  fo>  itfef : \xw  mutt  rcleeue  the  ttraungers 
tljat  arrpueb  but  cuen  note  bppen  our  coat!,  anD  (ball  go  ainap 
bp  ano  bp  agctne.31f  a ttraunger  fuffer  Ibiptojeeke , luce  mutte 
gute  I) tm  a tt)ip  reDie  riggeb  too  conttep  bun  borne  agein  ♦ ^)ec 
goes  bis  loap  fcarcc  knowing  tbebJoo;kcr  of  bis  mclfarcianti 
neuct thinking  too  cente  in  our  fight  agetn,be  feeceeb  bs  oner 
too  the  ©oddcs  fo?  ijts  £>et , aim  pjaprtb  them  too  make  re* 
compeiicefoj  biniJntbemraiiebJbpie  meebeeoettsbteomttb 
tije rcmemberance of  a barretn Bencfitc*  3!  prate  pou,tt>beti 
loec  bee  barb  atoeatbes  boo?c,anb  \uben  mce  make  our  £8Jillt 
boo  tnee  not  Dtttribute  benefites  that  (ball  nothing  p;<ofite  our* 
lelues  ? $ommncbe  tpmc  fpenb  uite  Jjom  long  Debate  mee  in 
ferret , bom  muclje  tece  map  giu.e , aim  too  inborn  l But rnbae 
fkiHes  it  too  inborn  Uaec  gtue,feeing  ioecfbal  receiuc  of  none? 
$2ap  rather  ,inee  bee  ncucr  mo?e  ioarc  in  beftommg , nojtiuee 
netter  ftrcpne  our  mittes  mo?e  than  at  that  tpme  .inljen  all 
pjofit  fet  afpbe,  there  ffahbctb  nothing  before  our  epes  but  bo* 
neftie*  jf  o?  fo  long  as  fcare,o?  tbcboltilb  bpe<  ofbotuptuoufe* 
aefle  co?ruptetb  o?  iubgement  ,b>ee  rontineuie  euili  iubges  of 
beuties  anD  bcfertes.But  tnljen  Death  bath  fo?ettalIeb  all  thin* 
geSiOitD  fent  an  bneo?rupt  iuDge  to  giue  fenteneeiElje  n fake 
biee  the  iuo?tbpcft  toobettoioe  ourtbinges  bppon.  |$eitbct 
bauebieumojc  confcionable  care  too  fet  ante  thing  at  a (tape, 
than  that  bUjicbe  pertepnetb  no  longer  Dnto  bs* 

B‘  -j&jD  in  gcoD  foatbUt  is  euen  then  a greate  plea* 
§j  lure  fo?  a man  too  tbmke  toitb  bimfelfe,3!  iball 
% make  fuebe  a one  toeltbier:  anD  bp  tncreafing  bus 
|r  riches, 3 fijall  aDuamiretlje  countenance  of  bis  e* 

flace^fmet  (baiDoono  gcoD^butiobenmeernap 

recepue 


of  Benefiting.  52. 

recepne  agein * then  inuft  toee  bpc  inteflatc* 
g?ou  auoucb(faptb  lje)tljat  a benefit*  ts  anbnbtfcljargca&le 
SDette  j but  a Dette  ts  not  a thing  too  bee  coueteb  fop  scfelfc: 
Ergo  benefiting  op  goobbooing  is  not  too  bee  befppebfop  tt* 
felf.flKBlbentoee  terrnc  it  a Dette, toee  bfe  a rcfemblanee  ano  a 
bopotoeo  fpotclj.jf  op  liketopfe  to#  knoto  that  Lame  is  the  rule 
ofrtgbtanbtopong:  anb  yet  that  a rule  is  not  a thing  too  bee 
coueteb  fo  p it  fclf . Our  falling  intoo  tbefe  termes , is  fop  tljc 
better  opening  of  the  matter,  <LObett  31  fap  a Det,3!  meencas 
it  mere  a Dec.^no  tijat  tbou  mapft  knotoe  mp  me  eningto  bee 
fo,3i  8D,bnbifcI>argeablCi  toben  as  there  is  no  Dette  but  itep= 
ther  mal*  op  ought  too  beebifebageb . ^>o  little  ought  a goob- 
turne  too  bceboone  fop  lukers  fake,  that  oftentimes  (as  31 
fa  pb)toee  mult boo  tttoitb  our lofle  anb  pert  Jl.3s  fop  example* 
3 ref  ktoe  a man  befet  toitb  tbeeues.fo  as  be  is  fuffereo  too  g0 
atoap  fafelp.31  befenb  anaccufcb  perfonetbat  is  inbamtger  ta 
bee  opppelTco  bpbarcialitie,  anb  purebaee  the  bifpleafure  of 
great e men  fop  nip  labour : fo  as  tbep  charge  mee  toitb  ntapn* 
te  nancet  ano  the  miferie  that  3i  bifpatcbeb  him  out  of,  Ugbtetb 
perebaunce  bp  on  mpfelf,tobcreas  31  might  bauc  gone  ageinlf 
him , op  fafelp  bauefitten  (till  as  a looker  on  in  another  mans 
matter.  $)ea  31  bn&ertakc  fop  btmtobcniuDgement  is  pafi  a* 
gcinltbtm,anb  fuffer  not  cpccution  to  goout  bponbis  gooos, 
but  offer  too  beeiouno  fop  him  too  bis  crebttops ; anb  too  the 
intent  3!  map  fauc  him  from  outlatoing,3!  ronne  in baungcr  to 
be  outlatoeDmpfelf.iftoman  being  rcop  too  purebaee  the  spa* 
ltur  of  TufcHlum  op  of  Tyburt  fop  ijls  fjcalcbcs  fake  , op  too  re* 
pofebimfelf  in  it  in  tbefommer  feafon.toiU  too  Debating  fop 
tobat  peeresbelbailbupetcitobenbcbatb  bought  iCibemulte 
bolb  him  too  it.  dpe  like  reafen  is  in  benefiting*  jf  op  if  pee 
afketobattt(boulopclbagein,3!  anf\nere,agoob  confcience, 
€2Jbat  booth  Benefiting  p celb  ? Cell  tbou  mee  to  bat  3>utftce 
peelbeth,tobat  innorenciepeelbetb.  tot;  at  noblenelfc  of  copage 
peeloetb,  tobat  cfjaflttie  peelbctb,  tobat  abupfcbnelte  peelbetb, 
. sub  mbitber  tbou  epatteH  anp  mope  of  tbefe , tl;aivt!je  bertues 
ibemfcluejs* 


T he  fourth  booke 

©?  frbat  purpofe  accomplrtbeth  tbe  frojla 
Ijts  befre  courfe?jfoj  frfjat  purpofebooetb 
the  &unne  lengthen  anb  fbojtentbebapcf 
3U  tljefe  bee  benefices : fo?  tbep  bee  boons 
foj  ottr  bdjoofc.  like  as  it  ts  the  buctie  of 
tbe  fr  ojlbc  too  carte  tljtnges  aboute  in  o?* 
bet : 9nb  as  it  is  tbe  buette  of  tbe  Attune 
too  fbtft  bis  ptacefrotn  frbece  be  rt^etb.  too  tbe  coattfrljcre  be 
fetteth:  ana  too  beo  tbefe  tbinges  fo?  our  frelfare,  fritbout  re* 
frarbe : eueti  Co  is  it  mamtes  buctie,  emottg  other  tbinges, too 
boo  goos  turtles  alfo.  fKJberefoje  then  booctb  be  tbcm  ? lead 
befboulo  not  boo  them,  anb  fo  lofe  ocrafion  offrellboopng,  3*c 
t s a pleafttre  too  pott  too  accufl  ome  tbe  litber  bobie  to  la?ie  31s 
bienefle.anb  too  feeke  a kpnbe  of  eafe  berte  like  tljctrs  tbat  are 
in  a fluntber : anb  too  lurke  bnber  a couerte  fbabofr  e,  feelring 
tlje  fluggiflmtefle  ofpour  tyoujric  mpnbes,fritb  ntofle  npceco* 
ret tes.fr  bicbe  pou  terme  quietttefle  t anb  too  pamper  pour  bn* 
fr celote  carkefes  till  tljep  met  fran  ,fr  ttb  ttieates  anb  frinkes 
in  tbe  Utrkingboles  ofpour  ffarbetnes.Butas  fojbs.frfrhaue 
amanltepleafuretnamelptooboo  ffoob  turtles,  either  too  our 
otone  painc  fr  bile  free  eafe  other  tnenue  of  their  patnesjo  j too 
our  ofrttepertfl,frbrte  free  plueke  other  folkes  out  ofperifljo? 
too  the  ittcreafe  of  our  ofrit  charges, tobtle  free  releeue  the  ne* 
eefltttes  anb  btflreiTes  of  others  ♦ TOat  matter  is  it  too  mee, 
tobttber3Irecetue  anp  ffoooturnes  ojno?,foj  eueufrbcn3l 
baue  rereiueb,thenmttfle31  beflotoe*  benefiting  hath  refpecte 
tot  the  rommobttie  of  him  on  fr  bom  it  ts  beftofreb,anb  not  too 
our  ofrne.Otberfrtfe  freebeftofre  it  on  our  felues.anb  not  on 
&im,®berefojemanp  tbinges  that  ffreatlp  pjofite  other  men, 
boo  lofetbetr  grace  ana  tbanke , becaufe  tbep  bee  boonefoj 
gatne.^be  sperebantman  booeth  ffoob  too  bis  Countrie,tbe 
Ipbifician  too  ficke  perfones,  the  Ipoj  fecourfcr  too  bis  Chap* 
mew  anb  petafl  tbefe  memte  make  not  tijofe  bebolben  to  them 
that  receiue  goob  bp  them, becaufe  that  in  their  profiting  of  o- 

t&ers 


of  iienefytmg. 

thers  tbep  feeue  their  otone  gaine. 

CCtye^uwX^apttet* 


% is  no  beitefite,tbat  is  fctt  £00  Tale.  %\\z 
toil!  31  g iue.tbis  toill  3i  take,  its  plaine  bar* 
gainpng.31  cannot  call  her  a cljaUe  tocman 
teiljicb  hath  giuen  her  lower  a regulfe  too 
fet  bint  the  (harper  ♦ ^>hec  chat  keeper  her 
felfhoneft  fo?  fear  e of  the  latoe,oji  feare  of 
l;cr  boufebanoe,isi  not  bonclf.  jf  oj  a?  Ohs  A 

faietb, 

The  wife  that  Hues  charily  compelled  thereto , 

Tecaufe  that  fheedareth  none  otherwife  dog : 

Tie  femes  too  bee  counted  as  ittin  effette. 

As Jhee  whom  her  doinaes  doo  plainly  deteB. 

J2otbnoeferueolp  is  (bee  accounteo  m the  number  of  often* 
BeraVtobicbe  kept  berfdf  tjonett  fo?  feare, ano  not  fo?  Ijonetttes 
lake.  3i«  femblable toife, he chatoooctb  a gooo turnetoo  the 
Intcntetoo  recdue  another,  Doocth  none  at  all . ©thertoifeit 
might  bee  tnferreB,tbat  tore  benefice  tbe  bjute  beatfes,tohiche 
toeechenfbe  either  fo?  our  ferwice,o?fo?  our  foooe: ano that 
toee  benefite  our  ©uparoes  token  toee  tenoe  them,  that  tljep 
mape  not  occape  through  thought  0?  binomg  oftfie  fooplejo? 
toant  ofoiggmg  ano  lookingtoo , 15ut  it  is  not, in  refpect  of 
right  ano  equitie,that  anp  manne  takes  in  hanoe  too  spamtre 
the  ground,  oj  to  000  anp  other  thing  tohcle  fruteis  toithoue 
ttfelf.  jiSettbertsita  couetoufe  ano  filtbte  thought,  that  lea* 
Bed)  a man  too  boo  gooo  turnesibut  it  is  a manlp  ano  a franke 
harte , oefirous  too  befiotoe  cum  token  it  hath  beftotoeo  alre* 
Btc;  ano  too  augment  the  olototth  frefbeano  netoe^  notregar* 
Binghoto  gatnfuli  thep  mape  bee  too  the  bcilotoer.Jfor  els, too 
Boogooobecaufettis  amanneootonep;ofite,is  abacetljing, 
pjaifelefldano  commenoactonleffe.  S£lhat  cjtceiiencte  is  it  foj 
a man  too  loue  bimfeif, too  (pare  h mfelf.ano  to  gather  foj  h m 
fclf.?&be  true  purpofe  ofbenefiting,calleth  a man  atoaic  from 
all  tljefe  t jjingegjano  laipng  Ijanoe  bgon  htm,ojatoeth  him  too 

©♦(.  lolfe. 


The  fourth  booke 

Ioffc.3it  foifaketb  fc!fp?o5t , anti  iopetb  epceeBinglp  tu  *{je  tic* 
rtc  actcof  gooutJODtn^ 

3a>  there  anp  Boute,but  barrne  is!  contrarie 
tooooopng  gooB  /‘iLikc  as  too  boo  barrne 
ts  a tiling  coo  be  efcbetneo  and  fbuRHeo  fo? 
it  fcif:  euen  fo  too  boo  gooB,  is  a thing  too 
bee  coueteo  fa?  it  fclf.3in  tbe  fir&tbc  fbartte 
ofBifbonegic  yieuatletl;  ageintt  ail  re\»at= 
Be?  that  allure  to  totcketmelfenn  tfjc  other 
t«je  beautifuinesre  of  bonetfie,  being  cSfestuaUof  it  felfcalluretb 
menbncooit.3!  Gjailfpeafee  nobntrutbe,tf3I  tape  there  is  no 
man  but  belouecb  bis  oinnebendttes;  no?  no  man  but  be  is  of 
that  mpnBc,  that  be  moulB  bee  the  glaBBer  too  fee  bint,  fo?  ta'jS 
be  batb  Boone  mucbe;  no?  no  man  that  tooulb  fo?beare  too  boo 
one  goon , bcraufe  bibaB  ppotte  fo?  btm  once  afo?e . flBhicbe 
tbtng  couio  not  comate  too  paifc.cpcept  tbemeUboopttg  ttfelf 
seligbcet  bs.Osui  often  (ball  pe  bere  men  Tape:  31  cannot  fhoe 
in  ntp  barte  too  fojfake  bint  tubofe  life  31  bauc  faueb,ano  inborn 
31  bane  BeiiuercB  out  of  oaunger  ♦ tie  regucftetb  me  too  ffanbc 
onbis  fpoe  ageinl!  men  of  atitbo?ttie,3}  am  lotb  too  boo  tt:but 
lab  at  Ibail  3]  bob?  31  bauc  b? freenoeB  bun  once  o?  t mice  alreBie, 
<^>ee  pounotbom  tit  this  cace,cbere  is  a certeiit  peculiar  fo?ce 
inbtcbe  compelled)  bs  too  tsoo  men  goon  ? jfir'ae  becaufe  it  be* 
beaetbtcoBoottj^aftennarB  becaufe taeebaucooott?  it  alre* 
Bit .?  Oppcn  tobom  inee  bad  no  caufe  too  bcSotae  anp  cljatg  at 
tbe  Srft.bppcn  bint  inee  belf  oine  fomeiobat  afteriaaro,  euen  in 
refpette  tbat  lace  bauc  Boone  fo?  btm  alreeie,  g?ea,anB  fo  little 
Booetb  our  oinne  p?obte  moue  bs  too  beneatingitbat  l»?e  per* 
feuenn  tenBeringanB  mamteinpitg  djc  fame, euen  inttbotic 
p?o6tc , onelp  fo?  ioue  ofBooing  goou  ♦ 9nB  it  is  as  naturall  a 
thing  too  beare  Usitb  our  bnluckie  belfo'a>;ng,as  to  beare  inttlj 
car  dj!lB?en  labcn  tbep  boo  amilTe, 


of  Benefiting,  54.. 

I fame  perfanes  heart  bS  in  ijanue ;tljat 
! men  renbcr  tbankfulndfe  alfn3not  for  that 
it  is  Ijoneft  fo  too  boo,bnt  becaufe  it  is  pro* 
fitable.  SBfotf  be  thing  mape  bee  fcifpjotieE 
tcitfj  the  idi'e  #\bor, becaufe  that  is  eke  With 
lijIJat  arguments  bite  I;  sue  gatbereiubas 
the boopng  of  goob  turnes , is  a thing  tea 
ice  Dtiirec  for  it  feif : bp  the  fame  wape  Wee  aifo  gather , t( jac 
the  r en&ering  of  tpkfulnefifc  is  of  the  fame  fojt^his  is  once 
an  bnmoueable  grounb , from  Whence  Wee  fetche  our  proofes 
fat  fbe,reft;tbat  the  thing  wbicbe  is  boneft  is  too  bee  folcwetr, 
for  none  other  caufe, than  for  that  it  issbonefic . 3 no  who  is  fa 
fonbe  as  too  Doute,Wbitbencbecanboneftemattertoobee 
thankful!  ? £\H!;0  Weals  not  bereft  an  biubankful!  perfone  bn* 
profitable  too  bimfelf.?2Ithen  tljou  heard!  ofone  that  isbn- 
thankfull  to  his  fratibe  that  hath  hut  berp  beneficial!  too  him, 
how  Wilt  thou  conifer it?€hat  he  hath  plaieb  an  bnljoneftpart 
in  fo  booing;  ©?  that  he  hath  belt  fonb!p,in  omitting  the  thing 
that  Was  foj  bis  comraouitie  anbprofite  *:  31  trowe  thou  Write 
take  him  too  bee  the  Wtckeo  man,  wbicbe  hath  neebe  of  punilh* 
rncntj  anb  not  him  Whtche  hath  neebe  of  an  ouerfeer  too  fooke 
too  the owerpng  of  thtnges  too  his  profit c , SObicbe  thing 
IbottiD  not  fall  out  fo,  bnlefie  thar.kfulnelfe  were  a thing  hothc 
boneft, anb  too  heebefireo  for  itfclf,©ther  thtnges  perhappes 
boo  lefte  bttcr  their  cwne  Worthinelfe.anb  haue  neebe  of  an  in* 
terpreter  too  teU  whither  thep  bee  honefte  or  no  ♦ 15ut  this  is 
more  apparauiue  j beautifuU»than  that  the  hrightnefle  there* 
of  ihottlo  cafte  hut  atumme  anb  glimerpng  lights  £Obat  isfo 
eommenbafale , what  is  fo  biuuerfaUp.receiueb  in  the  mpnbes 
of  all  memos  to  rentier  thankfulnclfefo?  gooo  ccfertes't 
C^c^uXijaptcr* 

Cfibes  thistteU  me  What  caufe  leateth  bs  too  bee 
thankfullj’^ainecWhofoeuer  befpifeth  not  gaine 
isbnthankfull^mbitionf^nb whatbjagge is  it 
too  haue  papeb  that  whiche  thou  oweft.^jf card  & 
wanncn&besnOf  bee  afrapeb  too  bte  bntfjank* 

f«n» 


The  fourth  booke 

full . fa)  as  tljoitoflj  Mature  fjau  pjoutnen  fuffictetitelp  in  that 
if  foalft&ee  Ijauc  mane  no  lame  fb?  it,like  as  there  is  no  lame 
too  bprmc  cbiiojen  too  loue  the  ir  parentes , o?  iparentes  too 
tenser  their  cljUt>?em  Jfo?  it's  nto?e  than  neenetb,  too  infojee 
to s too  time  thing  mijcrebntoa  toee  are  incltneo  of  jftature. 
StonUke  as  noman  neeocs  too  beeinco?aget>  too  feifloue,bp* 
caufe  be  hath  ttbp  kpim:  ss>o  ts  noman  too  lfee?;bo?tei>  too  co« 
tiet  boned  tbingesfo?  their  omne  fake,  bpcaufetbep  likens  of 
their  omne  nature, gea  ans  bertue  is  fo  graeioufea  thtngitljae 
too  allome  of  goon  tijinges , is  ingraffen  euen  in  etuUmenne* 
SBho  is  he  that  moult)  not  feme  benedriall  ? mho  couets  not 
too  bee  rountes  goon , euenlnheithe  ncoetbmode  micketmellfc 
aim  m?ong  ? Sftllm  is  hethatfettes  notfomme  colour  of  right, 
sppon  the  tijinges  that  he  hath  noone  mode  outrageouflp?  £)? 
that  moitlti  not  feme  too  hauc  hin  goon  maidcr.cuen  too  tfjofe 
Suborn  he  hath  barmen  ^ Eherefoje  are  tljep  coiuctttet*  too  re* 
ceiuethankes  oftljofemljom  tljep  baue  bejccti  * &no  becaufe 
tljep  cannot  theme  them  felues  too  bee  goon  aim  liberall  in 
Deenetthep  feitea  geos  facebppon  rlje  matter*  CHhiche  thing 
tbepmoult)  notooo,bnleffe  the  thing  that  is  boned  ano  too  bee 
nefireo  fo  ? ttfelfeompelleti  them  too  feeke  an  opinion  eomra* 
tie  too  thfirtnfpoGtion,  aim  too  elokethenaughtineiremhofe 
frute  tbep  eouette, though  tljep  hate  thethmg  itfdf,ant>  are  a* 
fijamco  of  it,  Neither  hath  anp  man  reuolteo  fo  farre  from  the 
JLamc  ofjftaturc , anti  oegenerateo  fo  farre  out  afkpnse , that 
he  moulb  bee  naught  fo?  none  other  caufe,  but  fo?  his  mpimes 
fake  onelp  ♦ Sfkeaitp  oftljefe  that  Ittiebppon  the  fpople.mht* 
ther  tljep  has  not  Ituer  too  comme  bpthethingesmljichethep 
feeke,bp  goon  meanes,than  bp  robbing  ano  dealing  ? iipe  that 
makes  his  gaine  of  fetting  bppon  men  bp  the  htghmapes  line, 
aim  ofkilltngmcnnethat  pa(Tebp,mouIo  mtlhe  too  dime  thofe 
tijinges, rather  than  too  take  them  bp  fo?ce.|?ea,pelhaU  dune 
po  man,  mhofe  Ijarte  toouln  not  fame  iniopethe  remarn  of  his 
naugbtinefle,  mitljout  the  nooing  of  the  naughtte  neene  it  felf. 
Spode  highlp  arc  mee  bounne  too  Mature  tn  this  refpctf,  that 
bertue  Iheaneth  b«  light  fo  intoo  menneo  m^noes , as  e- 

m 


of  Benefj'ting. 


55- 


uen  tljep  that  folio  toe  ter  not, boo  fee  ter. 


£>©  tlje  enb  cfjou  mapft  fenotoe  ttat 
tte  affection  of  a tbanfefull  mpnb , ig 
a thing  too  bee  befp?eb  fo?  it  felfctoo 
bee  butljankfull  to  a tbingtoo  bee 
efcbetoebfo?  ttlelf:  Nothing  booth 
fo  much  bnfenitanbplucfeeafunbcr 
tte  contone  of  manfepnb , ao  that 
bpce. Jfo?  in  robot  other  thing  baue 
\j  luce  fo  muebe  fafetie , ao  in  helping 
one  another  to  mutual!  freenolpneo  ? %% ougb  tbts  oitelp  one 
ihtercourfe  of  goon  turneo,  our  life  io  both  better  furnilbeo 
better  feneeb  agetnft  fooein  adauUes.'Put  rtterpman  too  tints 
felf  alone, anb  tobat  are  tore?  & p?ap  fo?  beafteo,a  flaugbter  fo? 
feacriftce,anbberpea5ieto  bane  our  bltto  Ibeooe.Bpcaufe  the 
reft  of  ituirig  ereatureo , fboulo  baue  ftrengtb  inottgb  fo?  their 
otone  defence : ao  mante  of  them  ao  are  b?eb  too  ftrap  ab?oat», 
anb  too  Hue  folitarie  bp  tbemfelueo , are  aVmeb . span  to  bent* 
tneb  in  toitbtoeafeeuelTe . Jftaturc  liatb  giant  bint  ttooo  tbin» 
gesCnamclpKeafon  anb  jfelotolbip ) tobtebe  make  bun  ftron= 
geft  of  alftobercao  elfe  beelbouto  bee  bnberimg  too  all . &nb 
fo,be  that  bp  bimfeif  alone  toute  bee  able  too  matebe  none;  bp 
uteaneo  of  felotofijip  ouermatebetba!!,  jFetotoffnp  bath  giuet? 
ttm  the  fouereintte  of  all  tbingeo . fKSXbrreaobe  isbo?ncbuc 
fo?  the  iattOtfelotolbip  bath  eonuepes  him  intoo  the  fouerein= 
tie  of  an  other  nature , anb  matcimn  £o?be  of  the  ^eaalfo, 
Cbtsbatlj  teftrepneb  the  rage  of  Oifeafeo,  p;oiuoeb  belpeo  a* 
fo?ebanb  fo?olb  age, anb  giuen  comfo-tagrmft  fo,o\nes.Cbto 
tnafeetb  bo  ftrongifo  ao  boa  map  bee  able  too  boib  plea  agetnft 
fo?tune.  'Ca fee  atoap  tfets  felotolbtp , anb  pee . cnb  afttnber  tbe 
bnttte  of  spanfepnb,toberebp  our  Ipfcie  mapnteineb . 'But  pee 
take  it  atoap,  tf  pec  b?tng  toopatfetbatatbanfelelTempnbe  io 
itot  too  bee  efcbetoebfo?  ftfe!f,but  bpcanfe  tfbculD  ftannetn 

£Mi).  feare 


The  fourth  booke 

fear?  of  fame  otTjer  thing.  f op  holy  man?  be  there, t$ae  might 
bee bnthsnkfuil tcittjcutljiirc op Baanger  ? ^(jerfopetoo  com 
dune , inbo&cucr  is  djankfuU  fop  fcare  of  afterdates , 3!  a* 
tiGiu  Ijtm  too  bee  bntbanfuli. 

C'C^^tCIj.apitcr. 

©man  that  is  fount)  of  bis  Scutes, 
fearctb  tljc  (SooBes.jFop  it  is  a mao* 
nefie  too  feare  inbolfomc  djinges: 
Neither  Boot';  an?  man  feme  tljofc 
inborn  be  fearetb* 

^plpketljen  thou  CptcurcBtfatr* 
mc3  ^sB.'&bou  I;aif  bereft bun  of  al 
bis  toeapons.anB  of  all  bispolner. 
f.no  leall  ante  man  might  bee  afrapo 
of  him, thou  Ijalf  ceopeB  him  bp in  a corner,  beppB  the  reaelje 
of  fear  e.  Jr  op  fit!)  tliou  baft  mciofe6t?jUi  tottbin  fo  bougc  $ teal, 
'mlj  ere  it  is  net  poflibic  fop  him  too  get  out,  anti  ball  feparateB 
bimfQfatrefrommcmasbe  eanneptber  toudjetbemnop  fee 
them : it  lucre  no  reafon  tljou  fijouiBeft  bee  afrapo  of  btm,foj  be 
batb  nothing  to  Beale  tnitb  eljcc , eptber  too  boo  tljee  gboB  op 
barme.&itting  in  a miBBle  roome  bctto&ne  this  i^eaueu  anu 
another, all  alone  midpout  compute  of  ante  ereature,l»ttbouc 
ante  djing, be  (banned;  the  ruines  ofdjelnoplos  falling  Botme 
abotte  him a«B  about  him, neither  berkemng  too  our  papers, 
nop  hatting  anp  tare  at  ail  of  bs  * Sno  pet  thou  inilt  neeBes 
feemc  too  Vocopfljtp  him  as  thp  Jfatljer.onelpf  as  3!  ln&ne)ofa 
thankful!  mpnD.SD)  if  tljou  milt  not  feeme  thankful! , bpcaufe 
thou  art  not  benefited  bp  hint , but  art  cafuallp  '$  at  all  aBuen* 
cures  clttmpereB  togtthcr  bp  thefe  little  motes  anBfpnecrom** 
mesofd)pue:b)hp  oooft  thou  inoopffjipbtntfjfop  btsercek 
lent  mateftic(fapeft  thou)atto  fop  his  fiitguler  nature.  3!  graue 
thott  Bool!  fo  t anB  then  Boocft  thou  it  not  bppon  petfinafion  of 
aiipretosro : Ergo  there  is  fome  thing  too  beeBcfppeo  fop  tc« 
felf , theberte  inooptbinefie  inberof  opaloeth  tljee  bneo.lt  .•  anu 
that  is  boneftie,2i$ut  tobat  is  moie  Ijoneft,  than  too  bee  thank* 

full? 


of  Benefiting.  5 <5^ 

fall  f ®be  fuMauace  of  this  bertue  fpjcaaetb  ouc  as  farre  as 
sootfj  car  Ipfe* 

CC^e^X^tter> 


I!  Cl®  in  tuts  gooatbtng(faplf  tbou) 


psgi  there  is  feme  p?ortte : fo?  in  mijat 
\’M  Uertue  is  there  not  mnSte  ? 


Heretic  is  there  not  pjokte  i 
3f2ap  berelp,  that  thing  is  Tape  ta 
bee  couetea  fo?  itieif,mbicb  tl)  ougb 
itbauefomc  commoaities  mitljoue 
itfelf,  is  notmitblfanaingmell  Ip 
Jj  keaof,euenmben  eljofc  commoai* 
P tics  bee  fee  afpae  aim  taken  amap, 
3It  p?ofitetb  meg  too  bee  thankfull : pf  a , ana  3 milbee  thank* 
full  though  it  mere  too  tnp  Ijarme , COIjat  feeketb  bee  that  is 
tbankfuli  ? ®ijae  bis  tfjankfulneiTemap min  him  mo  freenaes 
anamogooaturnes  . ^utmbattf  itfljoula  procure  kirn  ai£ 
pJeafure  ? mijat  if  a man  (ball  percepue  Inmfelf  too  bee  fo  farre 
from  gapning  anp  thing  at  all  bp  it,tbat  lie  mult  fojgo  muclje, 
euen  of  that  mbicbe  be  ban  gotten  ana  lapa  bp  in  ttoje  r€s>ball 
benotmillinglp  bajara  bis  omne  Ioffe?  fipe  is  a Cburlc  mbicb 
beares  a Ock  man  companie.bpcaufebe  is  about  too  make  bis 
mill  t oiljatb  bis  mpnaronningappon  tbeUperitage  o?lcga- 
eics  that  lhaUbeebegueatbea  him,  jFoj  although  beraoo  all 
tbinges  tljatagooa  freena  ana  one  that  is  mpnafuil  of  bis 
anetie  ought  too  aoo  .-pet  notmitljUanaing,  if  bis  mpna  maue 
in  bope^if  be  longfo?  inker, if  be  caSfoo?tb  bis  angle,  if  be  lia= 
gerfo^tbc  acatbof  tbepartie  ana  bouer  about  bis  Carkeffe* 
like  Carpon  Cromes  mbicbe  if  ana  typing  neerc  at  basme  for 
tbe  fall  ofCatteilmitbtbe  Eotte : fpee  is  but  a Gfjutle,  ®be 
tbankfuHmpna  is  ieamitb  the  gooaneffe  of  bis  omne  purpofe. 


mi  it 


The  fourth  books 

3i!t  thou  bee lure  tfjat  this  is  To , ants  tb at  a 
tbankfull  pcrfone  is  not  cojtuptcb  tetb 
ppnc?3Dbere  beettuo  kpnbes  of  thankful* 
nefTe.ipets  calles  tbankfull  tejtcbe  renoe* 
|!  reel?  fometnbac  foj  that  tejicbc  be  batbe  tz- 
| cepuco  .'Cljts  man  perbappes  mape  Daunt 
bimfelf,  !je  Ijatfj  tnbercof  too  lioaff,!je  batb 
too  allcbge  foj  bintfelf.3ttb  be  is  calico  tbankfull  alfo,D)bicbe 
Ijatlj  taken  a goobturnc  tetb  poo  tell,  anb  tetb  goob  tell  o» 
tetb  tt/Cljts  ma  is  (bet  Dp  tetljin  oteie  confciece.  S2?.ljat 
pjcStc  can  bcfalbutt  of  bis  otete  Ijibben  affection?  get  ts  this 
man  tbankfulUfbe  bee  able  too  boenomoje:  foj  be  louetb.  be 
otetb , anb  be  uioulo  fapne  requpte . 22lbatfociter  is  tenting 
elfe,tbe  iackc  is  not  in  bint. 91  teojkma  is  ateoojkma  chough 
be  teint  tooles  too  \noo?k  tetballianb  a cunning  spultcian  is 
a spufician,  though  btsbopce  cannot  beebarbe  fojtljenopje 
oftramplers.3if31  bee  telling  too  requpte^  pet  is  there  forne- 
mbat  bebpnbmot  tbat  map  make  mcc  tbankfulljbut  that  mape 
make  mec  free . Jfoj  oftentpmes  be  tbat  batb  rcqitpteo  tsDn* 
tbankfull, anb  be  tbat  batb  not, is  tbankfull . tfojlike  as  of  all 
other  Dertu  cs;fo  of  t bis  aifo,  tlje  tejole  eHimation  rebounbetlj 
too  tbempnoe  3s  long  as  be  booetbbis  oeunttc:  tejatfoeuet 
tentetb  befpbes.t s tbc  fault  of  fo?tune.3[n  like  matter  as  an  e* 
loqttent  man  is  eloquent  though  be  bolb  bis  pcacetanb  a If  rog 
man  is  Ifrong , etten  tejen  bis  banbes  arelbet  togitljer,  pea  o } 
faff  bounbtanbas  aljJplotis  a'Pplottbougbbebeebppontbe 
b?p  ianbtbpraufe  tljer  is  no  tent  of  perfectneffe  tit  tbeir  fkill, 
although  there  bee  fome  let  tbat  their  Hull  cannot  (bote  itfelft 
Cuenfoalfots  be  tbankfulltbat  onelpbatbeabefp?etoobce 
tbankfull , anb  batb  none  other  reco?b  ofljis  tellingnefife  but 
bnnfeif.jftaps3jtelifoptbusmucbemo?e:£s>0metpmeeuenbe 
is  tbankfull,  tenebe  feetnetb  butbankftill , anb  inborn  iniftee* 
ning  opinion  barb  repo^teo  too  bee  blameloo?tbp.SiShat  other 
tbtngnotejatb  fuebraone  toolltrketoo,but  bis  oteieron= 
fcienccJ  tejif  be  glabbetb  eucnte&en  it  is  ouertabelmebjtribicb 
Jkrpet!;cotrarie  too  tbe  multitube  anbtbe  report  of  common 

bjutc; 


of  Ben efy ting.  57. 


fcmte,an5  repoftrb  *H  bcr  trad  in  berfelf : ana  tbougb  ibee  fee 
newer  fo  borage  a mu(ttt«Dc  fjoloincy  agetnftbert(bceactotttet(j 
not  tbe  nomber  oftbetr  bopces,but  iufttfpctb  ^erfeiffep otir 
o'ome  fecret  knatoleoge.ano  albcettlbeeycrcepuc  (jer  faithful 
itcHc  too  beatetbe  pumlbment  of  fafibbootjDet  (bee  abaeetlj  sta= 
Writ  of  ber  bauittnelfe,  but  aouawcetb  btrfelf  aboue  bit  ptmtfii= 
meat. 

C^ljc.^tuVCtyapitcr* 

8paae(fapctb  be)tbat  3f  tooufo  bane, 
ano  tbat  3 Defpreb.Jt  repentes  mee 
not  ne  (bait  repent  mee, neither  fijaU 
| fo^ttme(ooetbe inooplt  (bee c5(bpng 
I mee  too  tbe  popnt  tljati  (boulo  fap: 
§'  tobat  ment  31  ? tobat  batlje  mp  gooo 
brill  bootcb  rtiee  ? 3!t  bootetb  twee 
euenbppontbeEaebe ; 3|t  bootetb 
mee  caen  m tbe  fire , jfo?  thought* 

tbe  boirie  aline  bp  peecemealetpet  too  a man  tbat  fcnoines  toed 
bpbnnfelf  jinbofebart  beinggooo  tsfullfraugbtro  Wtbtbo 
fireame  of  a fleere  confidence,  tbe  fire  fbalbcc  bocirrjme.tubi're- 
tbmugb  tbe  IPpgbtnetfe  of  biagacir  confcienre  (bad  (bpne 
foojtb  ♦ jfSOto  alfo  let  tbte  argument  afo:efapDromeui  place 
agetne : namelp,  tobatta  tbe  raufc  tbat  mottetb  bs  too  bee  fo 


foneaoefertes  ? to’:  p twee  fijoiilo  tnfojce  our  meraope  too;  epa= 
mine  all  our  firmer  Ipfe , ann  bp  aff  fneanea  in»eaet  |oo  (beioe 
that tore  baue  not  forgotten  ante  itiannes  fepntmetfe  Mg  tbat 
tpmetbfrr  remarnftb  nodringfo^brape  too  Umyeruppottianp 
pet  fiamring  at  tbe  pi  tes  brim , our  bef  rr  t?  too  oepart  tips 
toojto  as  frrer.ob'  as  mate  bee . drtfp-pee  map  feetbere  is  a 
greate  retoaro  of  tbe  oeeordn  tbe  berpe  bnqtng  of  tt.^pb  great 
is  tbe  potoer  of  boneftte  too  allure  i^nes|aYf?s.Mtf(t.|rj(j 

b>pgbt!tei5ofblr  light* 
p.p  25u£ 


The,  four  th  booke 

‘But  lragULHommorsittcs!  enfetu  of  foanb  goobmfltttcmoje 
in  fafette , pea  anb  (acceding  too  tljc  tubgment  of  goon  men) 
irife  at  cafe  too  .loljcic  tnnocencte  anb  a tijankfuUmin&e  goe 
imtb  it oj  nature  Ijabbooue  ns  too  muebe  m?ong , if  it  ban 
mass  ti)ii  fa  greate  a geos  thing, coo  Ijaue  bene  mtferabIe,ano 
l)necrteine>anDbarrein. 

Siit  ibbtc  tints  imtclie  further:  irsfjicfjcr  ttjou  couloett  fintje 
in  tljp  bare, too  make  tljp  toap  nntoo  this  uer tcbi,U>(j it'!je(o fte* 
tpmes  batfj  a fate  anb  eafie  patfage  onto  tt)  bp  Hones  anb  roc* 
a pgage  befet  toith  fauage  beaHes  anb  &>erpentes* 


goe  before,  3ls  there  ante  bout,  but  that  tlje  Pontic  anb  tlje 
Spoone  noe  gouerne  tljts  btoeiiutg  placeofmanfcpnb , bp  bee* 
ping  tbeir  turtles  in  pairing  about  ? o?  that  bp  tlje  Ijeate  of  the 
ionite, all  bonpes  bee  cljertfbeb,  tbe  eaptlj  rcleetteb , fuperflu* 
oufe  mopffure  abates^  tlje  irkfomneiTeofininter  that  bpnbetfc 
aii  tbt’nges  alapcb  .?o?  that  bp  tbeeffectuall  $ peering  marrntb 
of  tbe  fpoone.tbe  rppetttng  frutes  are  mopfleneb?£)?eijae 


btfceniaWe  t anti  tlje  Sg)oonebpljer  turning  in-ibojfgff  4jpc% 
ntabetlj  tlje  monctij  ? “But  asmte  tljou  toofcetf  tljefe  tljtnges  a* 
maptbiere  not  tbe  ionite  of  itfeif  a nteete  Ogljtfo?  tbe  epes  to 
beb.oIb,anb  mojtJjte  tqo  beeljab  in  eHtmation,tIjougbbeiiiQna 
ntojcbut  paiTe  bp  ns  ? lucre  not  tlje  S^oone  toojtijte  to  bee  re* 
uerenceb  jbcugb  fijee  ratine  bp  bs  but  as  an-paie  ^tam? 
SBbcn  tbe  sbbpe  cafletlj  foojtb  btsfpjes  bp J2pgbt  ,Q)?ntng 
ftitlj  fttcb  an  innumerable  muitttube  of  &tarres  a toijom  both 


ofBenefyting. 


fS. 


it  not  f is  ■ cc  toa’ooke  ear  nefflpbpS  ic?3na  lulje  tbinkttl)  t%txi 
ofaiiie  p?ofit  bp  them, ’ashen  be  fo  toconseretb  at  tbem?35ebole 
fcljefe  tljinges  tf;at  glpae  aloft  in  tfje  dill  & Rafter  fobat  fo?t 
tij>£>c  c^ep  cijeie  lunftneflc  bn&er  apparance  of  a (fanning  aim 
bnmouable  toooyke  ? Spovu  much  is  ooone  tn  tins  nigbt>fobifb 
tbouQbferuei*0uelpfo?3  rcfUtrtmg  anD  Biferoce  from  tfec 
tapes  ? tbljat  amultittiBe  of  ranges  is  ioounu  out  iMjisftiU 
netTe':tttbat  a ro\ue  of  Dcftintcs  boot!?  tJjtsrertetne  bourns 
bung  foo?tlj  ^IjtfetOingcs  tuljtdj  tbou  regamft  uot  otljer* 
topfc  than  asthinges  Bifperfeo  fajbeautifping,  arc  eucrpone 
of  them  pocupict  inlnoojktn^.ifo^tljoitmuif  not  tljinke  ,tbat 
onip the  ftuen  planets  Bop  moue  /antral!  the  refte  ftanBc  fisU* 


innumerable  ana  tottbojatuen  far  from  our  fight,  tBbicbebctfr 
go  ana  corned na  ofthofethat  cup  fight  ran  pereeiue , apuerfc 
Balkan  elenttge  courfe , 9 paife  in  coum.CBbptljen  fl;o  uloeff 
thou  nothepcltghteo  to  beljolo  foljougc  a \ueo?ke, pea  though 

“ ^ingen* 


2)03  like  as  tn  tbefe  tbtngs.  altfjougb  tbtp 
bee  molt  bebooffuU  ana  are  both  neceffavp 
jinaji0fitabic,petis,tt  tbentateftp  of  then? 
that  qccupietb  tbe  toboie  nrpnjr:  Cuenfa 
all  tirmte,  (ana  fpeciamp  t!;e  bcrcuc  of 
thankfulncfle, ) pcefoeeh  act  temuebe  p?o« 
fite , but  it  hull  not  bee  iouea  fa?  the  fame* 
fo?  it  barb  pet  a further  thin^in  it  * neither  is  it  fuffiricntlp 


Ktk 

‘ 3manfs  tbankfulf  bpcaufe  it  is  fo?  bistmsnc  p?ofttfi  t Eyga, 
alfobeis  tbankfull  but  fo  muebe  as  is  fo?  bis  p?ofite . Utvtut 
interteinetb  not  amtferlp  louer  ♦ a man  tmtft  not  tome  htstoo 
bir  ftreptlacea.  Che  Cljurle  tbtnkctb  tjmsa3!  tooula  fapne  re* 
ijupte  kpntmelft,hut;S  aittafrapaof  coif  r:3Ii  ant  afrapo  of  aaun* 

' JM/*  SSE* 


The  fourth  booke 


ip mpne  eafe > ©ncfelffante  taufe  ofoealtng  cannot  make 
aman  both  thankful!  ano  nntbankfttU  ♦ 3 s their  inoojkinges 
arc  opuers.fa  are  tljctr  purpfes  owe rs.Ehe  one  is  ontbank* 
fuUt!)0Hgl;  Ijc  ought  not, bpcaufe  it  is  fo^ljis  p*ofit/£be  other 
is  thankful  though  it  beenotfophte  p?o8te,bpcaufe  he  ought 
fotoohcc* 

UE  purpofe  is  too  line  aceojotng 
too  Mature,  ano  too  foiotoe  the  ejt- 
ample  of  the  ©oos.Uut  tohatfocuer 
the  ©oo s ooo , no  other  rcafon  lea* 
oethehem  too  ooo  it , fane  onelp  the 
oeeoe  it  fclf : bnleffe  peraoucnturc 
thoii  tmagitt  them  too  recepue  the 
rctoaroof  thetr  oooinges , from  the 

fmoki  of  hcattes  15'o\»clfes , ano  fri 

the  ranke  font  of  ft  ankinc^nce.^te  both  great  thtnges  the? 
oaplp  tying  too  paffdhato  greate  tbutges  thep  heftom  among 
men  t hatch  hohrgreatefop^on  of  f twites  thep  teplenilhc  the 
earth r fcritb  bcto  feafonahle  bopnoes  ffiio  fftte  too  rarieacall 
hotn^es,  thep  hlotoe  through  the  ^E>eas  x anoorftb  hoojgreate 
&hofr?es  foooctnlp  poba?eo  ooune,thep  foften  the  grouno.r  e* 
fteflhtngtheoipeo  Ilepnes  of  the  &p;stngcs , anO  renewing 
thcmkpfheaonigconert  iturnflmrent  intoo  them.  9U  thefe 
thinges  ooo  thep  baithoutanppjoSte  coming  too  themfelues 
therehp.^herfo^e  let  our  Eeafon  alfo  (ifitoifagree  not  from 
fets  patterne ) keepe  the  fame  courfe , that  it  come  not  as  an 


hoareof  anp  toeioootoing.  SBee  h#uc  the  ©oooes  franckeano 
free.  3jf  thou  folotoe  thep  ample  of the  ©oooes , thou  mttttooo 
gooo  etten  to  the  thank lelTej  jfty  the  ^onne  rpfeth  bppon  the 
s»tckeo,ano  tlje  <§>eas  are  open  too  $p?ates. 


C^43rt»ijC%8pte#,i. 


• J*.- 


an 


■ 


of  Benefiting.  55?. 

jf5  this  placetbep  bcmatmbjtthttber 
a goon  man  (ball  boo  a tbankelefie 
periotic  a goon  turne , knotting  Ijtm 
toobectbanklcfic , ®tue  mec  leatie 
too  fap  fomcttbat  bp  the  ttap,  leaft3[ 
bee  ouertaken  ttttl;  this  captioufe 
queftiott.  |$>u  mull  bnnerftann , that 
after  the  cohftitttttons  of  tbe  Sto/kes, 
there  bee  tttoo  maner  of  tbanklelfe 
perfoncs.Cbe  one  of  tfjefe  tbanklelfe  perfones , is  tbe  .foole. 
$ 01  a foole  ts  bee  tljat  ts  euill ; but  be  that  to  euill , to  bopn  of 
no  bpce : Ergo  be  ts  alfo  bntbankfuil. Itkettpfe  ttee  fape  that 
all  eutll  men  are  bebbte,couetoufe,lecberous , anb  malicious, 
39ot  bpcaufe  all  tbefe  greate  bices  are  notorious  in  etierp  euil 
perfombut  bpcaufe  tbep  map  bee.aun  are  in  tbem  though  tbep 
beebnnifeouereb  ♦ Cbe  other  tbanklelfe  perfoncis  bee  that  is 
tomonlpfapb  too  bee  natttrallp  ittclpneo  too  tbe  bpce  of  btt= 
tljankfulnelTe.^o  tbat  tbanklelfe  perfonettbtcbbatb  tbe  bpce 
iaf tbankfulueffe.none  otjjerttife  but  as  be  b atb  al  other  bpces, 
a goon  man  mufi  boo  goon  turtles*  Jfo?  if  belboulbttitbbola 
front  fuebe : be  fljouln  boo  goob  too  noman/But  alfo?  the  other 
tbanklelfe  petfone,  too  ttbom  all  is  filb  that  comes  too  jftette, 
anb  tobicljemakes  no  conference  at  all  of  the  matter : befit  all 
nomo^e  bellotte  a goob  tutne  bppon  him, than  bppon  a ©beef* 
22JbottiIiputaubntb?tft  intrull  ttitbbis  S^onte,  0?  leattea 
ipiebgetn  the  baitbe  of  bint  that  bath  fojfttojne  raanp  men 
their  l^lebges  before  MlBeecall  him  fcarefullttbicbe  is  foo= 
itlb  anb  lebbpnaugbtipackes  that  are  befet  ttitb  all  kpnb  of 
bpces  tottbout  exception , &llo  be  is  property  ealleb  fearefuli 
bp  nature.ttbicb  is  frighten  at  euerp  trpfltng  nop^e.'Cbe  foole 
bath  ail  bpces,  pet  is  be  not  natttrallp  giuen  to  them  all . One 
isgtuentoo  jQtgarnlbtp,  another  too  lecberp,ann  another, 
womalapertnelfe* 


The  fourth  boohe 


l&epooa  atitilTc  therefo&tyhfrb  fa? 
to  ths States : £Ci^<UtSje»r3iS  c^- 
chtlle:  fearfuli?  233{jai  tben.?3is  vf* 
riftidcs ( who  is  renoWmco  fo>  3]«* 
ftice)Dftfoj[t?  (EEthst  then?  31s  Fa&Ua 
(Who  bphiioe  the  Coman  wealc  bp 
i)tspaufpng)raQje?tQuatt!)Ci^3ls 
Decitts  afcaieo  of  Death  ? 31  s i Jiu* 
titu  a traptour  ? 3is  Cam^tu  a fo?fa* 


ker  ? sate  Tape  not  that  all  Dices  are  after  like  fo?t  in  all  men, 
as  tljcp  btter  themfelues  feuerallp  in  fomme  men:  but  tore  fa? 
that  aneuiUtnan  ano  afoole.are  not  ottetlpbopoe  of  an?  Dice, 
info  much*  that  wee  acquire  not  tfjefiolts  man  of  ft  are,  no?  oifc 
charge  the  piooigall  man  ofnigarolpnes.  tike  as  men  fjattc 
aEfenfeSjanD  pet  all  men  hatic  not  epeligljt  like  Dntoo  Lyncem 
Caen  fo  all  Jraoles  haue  not  all  Dices  fo  feme  ano  heaoie,  as 
fomme  of  them  haue  fame  Dices.?,!!  Dices  are  in  all  men:  33ue 
pet  allottee  not  them  felues  in  eucrp  man , Dncman  isnat:  - 
rallp  Icooc  Ditto  o Couetotifncffe , another  Dntoo  lechcrf  e,  an® 
thetfjirDts  giuentoo  Djimhennefie:  Djlfheheenotpct  giue 
oner  too  it , at  leattwifc  he  is  fo  framebtoo  it , thathisoi  fpofii* 
cion  ojaweth  him  towaroes  it . Cherefoje  ( too  the  interne  31 
mape  timte  agein  too  mp  pitrpofe,)Cherc  is  no  man  hut  he  is 
Dntljankfulljhccaufe  thcreis  no  manhut  he  is  enUhf^he  hath 
the  fceOes  of  all  naughtinelfe  in  him . jfMwith&anoing . p?o* 
perlphe  is  calico  Dnthaiikfuff , Wbiche  is  hrnte  too  the  Dice  of 
Dnthankfulncirc.Upon  fuche  a oneftaU  31  befioWcno  beuefite. 
3fo?Ukeas  bepjouioetb  ill  fo?  his  Daughter,  thaciharieth  bee 
to  amanoifFameo  ano  ofccnoiuoKco  : anoiikt  as  heiseotin* 
teo  an  ill  houlhsloer, which  maketb  fuch  a one  ^tewaro  of  bis 
houfe.as  hath  bin  conOemneD  offalfeocalpng : ano  like  as  he 
ft  all  make  aberic  maooe  Diill,tfihiche  leauetb  fudje  a one  too 
hcebisfomtes  ©aroeine.as  isafpoplcrof  jpatljerlefle  €bil» 
D?en : ^>o  G?all  l;e  bee  thought  too  beifowe  bis  benektes  Derie 
Dnaouifeo!p,whicl;e  pfettetfc  out  t|janklelfe  perfones,on  Whom 
aU  tljat  is  btfioWto  is  lofte. 


C'etjc 


of  Benefiting.  6 o. 

Hi  l)t  6oaaes  (fatctlj  bc^gutc  manp  tbinges 
tootbctfjanblcne,mijercas  tbcp  baaprc* 
parcatljem  onelpfor  gooamen.J0apeJtljei 
happen  alfc  too  tlje  eutlUiecaufetbcp  ran? 

, not  bee  partea  afunaer.Sna  it  is  more  rca* 
fon  too  profile  euen  tlje  baaae  for  tlje  gooa* 
ccsfaHtljatoofailc  tlje  gopafoj  tlje  baa,* 
aes  fabe.  jfoj  atcojbpng  to  tljpnc  omne  faipng,tbe  Dapc5t!je 
■Gbimtii,  tijc  tntcrcoiu'feorsBuucr  ana  Rummer,  tlje  miaaie 
tcmpcrateneire  of  ^pringtpme  ana  Sparuclfe , tlje  &>ljcmcrs 
anbfKaterfp jinxes, ana  tlje  ojtbinarie  blades  o.f  the  HBtnaes 
mere  aeuifea  bp  tlje  ©oaaes  for  all  men  in  generall , ana  the? 
coula  not  barre  menne  from tfeem  in  feuerall.'Eljc  bing  giues 
promotions  too  tlje mortbie,  ana  aole  euen  too  tlje  anmortljie* 
9s  mell  tlje  ®!jecfe  as  tlje perturca  perfone , ana  tlje  tOljoje* 
monger, ana  mitbout  epceptioiijmljofocucr  is  a citerfcn,  tabes 
parte  of  tlje  coman  graine . 8Bben  there  is  anp  tljpng  too  bee 
beffemea  fimplp  as  appon  a Cite?en,ana  not  as  appon  a gooa 
Cite^cn ; botlje  the  gooa  ana  tbe  baaae,  recetne  of  it  inaifferen* 
tip.  <SJoa  alfo  Ijatlj  grauntea  fmnme  tljinges  in  comon  too  all 
manbpnae.frommijicbe  no  man  is  .ejt.cl.uaea . jfoj  it  coula  pot 
bee , that  one  felffame  latnae  fboula  bee pjofperous  too  gooa 
men, ana  contrary  too  euttl  men.  3l2om  tbcn,tfjat  tlje  feafbotila 
bee  open  for  traffibc,ana  that  tlje  aominton  ofmanbina  fljoula 
baue  a larger  ft  ope : it  mas  for  tlje  comon  benebte  of  all  men. 
Sgein,  it  mas  net  yoflftble  too  bpnae  ebeEapne  too  anp  lame 
infallpng/o  as  it  fnouialljunne  tlje  grounaes  ofeuiltanamic* 
bca  menne.^omme  tljinges  attfette  inaifferentc.  Citots  are 
builaea  as  mell  for  cuill  men  as  for  gooa . % be  momimentes 
ofmitces  are  pubiilbea  bp  fettpng  foojtlj,  ana  mallcomme  too 
tljeij.inaes  euen  oftlje  bnmoortbic.  leacbccrafte  mibiScrctb 
Ijelpe  euen  too  the  tozcbeaj2ottran  fupprelfetb  the  mabing  of 
mljolfomme  Values , for  aout  lea®  the  anmoajtfcie  ffjonla'  bee 
bealea.&eebetljow  abreit  epamtnationana  aalempng  ofper-; 

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The  fourth  booke 


fones3i«  tTje  tppngestpat  aw  Pefiomcts  feuerallp  as  bppon  tpe 
moitpte,  ano  not  in  tpe  tpinges  tpat  aotwe  euerp  rafeail  mttp* 
outepception*  jfo?  tpcrcis  greate  Bsffsrence  Petmeenetpe 
not  ercluopng  of  a man,anB  tpe  cpoofpng  of  a man  %\ je  rtofljt 
of  tpe  Lame  is  pecltseo  too  alt  men , Cwcn  9l9u*cperers  ttuope 
tpe  peace,  anu  tpofe  tpat paue taken  atoape  otpermennes  goo* 
bes  reroute  tpcu*  omne  ♦ ^>ucp£  as  arc  rente  too  quareli , ano 
tooftnkc  euerp  mamte  in  tpme  of  peace,are  DefenBeo  from  tpe 
encmicmitp a mall in tpme ofmarrc.  ^ucpe as  paue offenBen 
motfepetnouflp  agctntt  tlje  Lame , are  oefenoco  ip  pjttittton 
of  tpe  Lame . &omme  tpinges  are  of  tpat  j&ature,tpattpep 
cottio  not  pappen  too  anp  in  fruerall , if  tbep  mere  not  permit* 
tes  too  alt  in  generall  ♦ 1£ptrefoje  rpere is  no  caufe  mpp  tpou 
IpouiBeR  make  anp  taifee  of  tpefe  tpinges , mpereonto  twee  Pee 
calleo  in  comon.But  as  fo?  tpe  tppng  tpat  rnuft  eomme  too  a* 
notper  man  Pp  mp  otfcrettonj  milt  not  Pefiome  it  upon  fucpe 
aoneas3!PnometooPecaCPurle.  , 


3llte  tpou  tpen  ( faietp  pe ) neitper  giue  a 
Cpurle  roun'eil  ifpe  afke  tpptte  atmtce, 

I no?  fuffer  pirn  too  0?  aloe  mater , no?  (peme 
ptmptstoapeifpepceoutofit?  £>?milte 
| tpou  ooo  tpefe  tpinges,  Put  notPefiome  a* 
nptpingoponpim? 

3 mill  make  a oiffintfion  tn  tpis  cace,oj 
at  leaffmtfe  3 mill  a (Tape  too  make  one.  $ Penefite  is  a behoof* 
full Beeoe,ano pet  is  not  euerp  bcpooffuil oceoe  a Benefite. 
jfojfomme  tpinges  arefo  imaU  as  tpep  attetne  not  too  tPe 
name  of  a Penefite  ♦ Cmoo  tpinges  muff  meete  tn  tpe  makpng 
of  a Penefite.  Jfirft.iSwatneffe ; fo?  fome  tppnges  are  farre  Pn* 
ncr  tpe  reacpe  of  tpat  name*2Bpo  euer  termeB  it  a Penefite, too 
pane ffOtcena£piuerofP;icao,o?aPt'e  DoBUinPp  Peggpng? 
©?too  pane  gotten  Icaur  too  ligpt  a Cansell  af  an  otfier  tita* 
nets  fire?  Sub  pet  nom  a»B  tpen;  tpefe  tppnges  fianne  a man  in 
rneje  ffcao  tpan  tpe  greateff  tpinges  ♦ But  tpe  pjofite  of  tpem 

Perttuetp 


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ofBenefyting, 

Serecueclj  tljent  oftbetr  grace,  euen  bifjen  tljeoeeefifitfe  of  t&e 
tpmemaketb  tljemneebefull*  0getne,(  ualjicbc  tsof  greatetf 
fojee)  ft  mull  fall  out  that  31  boo  rnp  goobturne  fojljfefake 
too  b)bom.31  tooulb  baue  ft  comme.anb  tljat  31  oceme  bim  too^ 
tljfe  of  tt , anb  that  31  giue  ft  toitb  a goon  mill , as  one  tljat  is 
glab  ofljttf  toelfare,  ©fmbtclje  pointer  tljerets  none  at  ail  fit 
tbefe  tinges  tljat  toee  fpake  of.jFoj  toee  betfotoe  tljem  not  as 
bppoit  mojtfjie  perfoncs,but  carelelfelp  as  fmall  tbtngestann 
toeegtue  tljem  not  foj  tlje  mannes  fake,  but  fojmaner  slake* 

Denp  not  but  31  mape  nob)  anb  then  be* 
Home  fomme  tbfnges , euen  bppon  tbebn* 
b)OOjtbie,fojotber  mennes  fakes : like  as 
fn  fetotes  of  promotion , fomme  t&at  mere 
bet  fe  bnljonelt  Ijatte  fo?  tbefr  nobtittfe  bin 
pjeferreb  befoje  tljofe  that  mere  full  of  at* 
ttutttetano  notmftbout  reafott*  jTojIjolic 
is  tlje  memo jtall  of  greate bertetoes,  atm  ft  pjouoketb  tftc  mo 
too  bee  goon,  mbentljetbanke  of  tljetrbtell  ooopnges  btet& 
not  baitb  them  felues*  <D&bat  tljtng  maoc  Ckeroes  fontte  Con* 
full, but  bits  Jfatber4:  aBljattbpng  recetueo  Cmm  nob)  alate 
out  oftlje  enemies  Campe  too  tbe  CottfuUbtp » HBbat  tbtng 
-abmftteb  SextHS  cPompetus  anb  tlje  OtljtV  Tompeies  likemtfe, 
but  tbe  greatnelfe  of  tljat  one  manne£W«*  Tompem , toljo 
ban  been  of  fuebe  reputation , tljat  euen  bis  berfe  fall  baas 
pnougb  too  bis  polferttf e^aBljat  maoe  Fabitu  <Perftcut(\&btfe 
moutbeeuen  tbe  filtljfe  fojte  ofmenne  toerelotlje  too  ktlfe) 
baljatmabeljfm  pjeeftef3Ifapc)tit  mo  Colleoges  tbatt  one, 
but  tbe  Verrucofes  atm  isi Uobrogikcs , atto  tbofe  tb  jee  bunojeo 
baljf  clje  abuentureb  tbetr  baljole  famtlt  e,  fn  befence  of  tbe  com* 
mon  b)eale,agetntt  tlje  tttuafion  of  tbe  enemte  *t<§>o  muclje  are 
baas  beljolbeit  bntoo  bertemes,tljat  mm  ougljt  too  bonoj  tbem, 
not  oitelp  tabtle  tljep  bee  p?efente,but  alfo  mben  tljep  bee  gone 
out  of  our  figljt.,ffoj  like  as  tbofeperfoncs  Ijauebelte  in  fuebe 
toffe,  as  tljep  not  onelp  btb  goob  bntoo  one  age , but  alfo  lefte 

tljeir 


The  fourth  booke 

tbcirbeneHtcsbebinbc  tbmrfo  a!fo  are  luce  thankful!  too  tbe 
in  mo  ages than  one.'&bis  man  IjacI;  begotten  noble  perfona- 
tres:  [jt'ts  moo’?tbrc  of  goob  tttrnes  mbatfoeuer  be  Ijimfelfis* 
beeaufebe  batb  brought  foo?tb  fuebe*  another  to  bo?no  of  no* 
file  aunceto?st  mbati'oeuer  be  btmfeif  ts,lett  bun  bee  lb?oubeb 
turner  efjc  (babome  of  Ins  fo?efatbersXtke  as  bncleanc  place* 
bee  tigbteueo  bp  the  bughtnefl'e  of tbe  &unne : fo  Ice  bntb?if* 
tes  bee  ouerlbintb  mi  tb  tbe  biigbtnelTe  of  their  aunceto?s. 

2»  freeno  Liber  alts , 5;ccre3i  meene  too  ep* 
cufe  tbe  (Souoes  ♦ Jfo?  oftetupmesmee  bee 
moont  too  fap,mbat  piouiocnce  boa?  it  too 
make  Jrrhideus  king?  Cbinkefttljoa  that 
this  befell  bint  fo?bisomne  fake.?^2o:ie 
befell  bint  fo?  bis  fathers  anb  bis  brothers 
fakes  ♦ $pbp  bib  <©oo  glue  tbeiotterctutte 
eftbe  mo?lbtoo  CaUgnla , am  an  fo  oucroefprousof  mannes 
bluo , tljat  be  mabe  it  too  comme  fpeuttng  out  before  bts  face, 
as  if  be  tooitlo  baue  rccepaeb  it  in  bis  moutb  ♦ iKCXeithen , Cup* 
pofell  tboube  babtbis  preferment  fo?  bis  oUmcfake.?Ji5o  tic 
mas  fo?  bis  father  Cjermamcus  fake  j tt  mas  fo?  bis  graunbfaf 
tber  anb  greatgrawnbfatbers  fake ; anbfc?  other  of  bis  aunce® 
eo?s  fakes  afo?e  them, mho  mere  as  noble  as  tbep.tbougb  tbep 
liueb  a p?puate  life  no  Ijpgber  in  begree  than  other  me.COljat? 
tobetl  thou  tbpfclf  maoeft  Matnercm  Scaur x s COnftlH,  mifi  tl/OH 
not  in  mljat  filtbinelfe  Ijemallomeb  toitb  bis  laffes  ? jf  o?,bto  be 
bintfelf  bilfemble  the  matter  .?fpab  be  ante  mill  too  feemeljs* 
nett 31  mil!  rebearfea  fapmgof  ljismbicbe3  remember  is 
comonlp  fa?uteb,anb  mbicbe  masp?apfeb  in  bis  omnep?efence. 
filing  a33ibattbip  terme,befapb  too  onzToi/io  Ennius,  that 
be  mootdb  boe  a thing  too  him  mbicbe  be  bab  leuer  batie  boons 
too  bttnfelfe  * 9inb  mben  be  fame  ToiHo  begin  too  knit  the  b?o« 
toes  atbint;tf3i  bane  faibamifle(#be)too  mpfelf  anb  tompne 
omne  beau  bee  it  fpokcn.'&bts  faptttg  cf  bis,  be  bintfelf  bla?ca 
ab?o3e.  italic  thou  abmittebamanfo  openlp  fttbiMootije 


ofBenefyting,  6zm 

fpaeeano  tfjc  3!uogcmentfeate  ? &erelp  Mjen  t&cti  t$ougfr> 
teft  oppott  c l)t  iiuntmttSctiurvs  tlje  c^ecf  pjefioent  of  tfje 
#3ce,it  gaetteo  thee  that  Ijis  offpjtnglbfluiD  bee  imbaceo* 

|p|||^|ip§f  % is  a lifetSpboo  tljat  the  ©osces  oeaTe  tTje  fas 
jy$]J  Ifili  lt0?aJ)i‘er  Mtb  feme  men  fo|  their  parentes 
ggip  ja3||  m Qrnntm  f aKes  tamtoitlj  etfjerfome  foj 
ji&f|  pgi  the  temaroneffe  that  fbalbee  in  their  Chilean 
ano  cbtioers  cbilojen,ano  itt  tlje  tffue  of  them  a 
too  come . jfo?  tbep  fenotoe  the  fit  c cede  of  their 
l»o0jfcc,anotbe  fcnotoleogc  of  al!  ebuigeo  that  Ibalipalfe  tbur* 
ro&e  their  Ijanocs^s  attoaies  mamfeC  ontoo  tljcnubut  itftea* 
ietlj  tipon  os  out  oftlje  ccuert  ♦ %\#  tljtnges  tljattoec  fuppofe 
too  be  cafuall  ano  foooein,are  fojefan  ano  fantilter  bnto  them. 
JUtcbefebee&ingcs(fap  t!jep)tljougb  their  Sunceterstoere 
nonc3bpcaufe  tbep  banc  accouiuco  Suffice  ano  abffincncie  too 
bee  c’jc  btgbefi  ieuereintie,  $ becaufe  tbep  Ijaue  sppfpco  ebern- 
felues  to  tbe  ccmonbjcltb,*  not  tljc  comobscJtb  to  tljt  mfelues. 
let  tbefe  reigne  becaufe  fome  goou  ma  teas  their  greatgraito* 
fatber,tobofempno  furmounteo  bis  fortune  ,tuba  in  ciuiliotf-* 
feation  djoferatbertoo  bee  oangutlbeo  than  too  baitqutfb.bc® 
eaufe  it  teas  foj  tljepjoffte  of  tbe  teuton  Uieale.  l£)is  gooonelfe 
eouionotbeercffupteoof  folong  atoljple.  Sntefpettof  that 
mantlet  this  man  baue  pjeljemtnence  ouerotljerstnoc  becaufe 
bee  is  of  fcnclolcogc  ano  abilitie  too  bfe  it , but  becaufe  the 
other  barb  oeferuco  it  fo?  hint.  jfoj  peraouenture  this  man 
isofbooic  miffbapen,  of  countenance  lotbfome,  ano  toill  been 
flaunoer  too  tbe  place  ano  perfons  of  bis  aouaunccmentJMti 
toillmenfpno  fault  loitb  mee , ano  tap  3!  am  blpno  ano  rafbe* 
ar»o  ignorant  biljeretoo  beffotoetfjetljinges  tljat  are oue  too 
tbe  cbcefelf  ano  epcellentcff  p'erfones . IfrutS  Inuring  tljat  mp 
giutng  oftljis  thing  too  tlje  one,ts  apapihg  of  it  too  the  other 
too  inborn  it  teas  one  long  ago . CSlljcrehp  (fap  tljepj  boo  pott 
knotoe  that  this  mar.  tljat  tuas  fttc|e  a Ojunncr  ofglojic  toberi 
it  folobjeo  ijim,  tljat  be  aouentuteo  bppon  perilrojitb  the  fame 
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countenance  that  ocljcrsf  efcape  it , and  that  Ije  neucr  mane  dif- 
ference betdieene  bis  odme  p jofite  and  tlje  profit  of  tbe  comon 
locale  ? flflUbere  is  this  man  H dibo  is  fjc  \ Ijoin  knod>  youbturt 
®(jefe  reckeninges  of  fuebe  Heeeitcs  and  ipaymeittes  are 
firiken  out  of  my  bookcs.3l  knodj  rnbat  3!  odae  too  etiery  man* 
ffoofeome  31  make  payment  after  longtyme,  toootljerfome 
3 giue  afo?e&and : o}  elfe  31  deale  dattb  tfjern  according;  as  oc« 
cation  and  tfje  abilitie  of  my  fubflance  dull  bearc, 

Cpcn  (bait  31  nod)  and  tljen  beffodje 
fomeiobat  upon  tlje  dntfjankfull,  but 
not  fo?  bis  onme  fake,  Iflut  (fattlj  \yt) 
jtubat  if  you  knotoc  not  dibitber  be  be 
tbankfull  o?  bittbankfuli  \ SHillyoti 
jtarte  till  you  maye  knotted  ;2D]t  drill 
you  not  lette flip  your  tyme  of  benefi* 
ting  Y^ou  maye  tary  too  long.  ♦ jf  o? 

j ( as  Tiato  fai’etb ) it  is  bard  too  con* 

tetfure  amannes  rnynoe . &no  not  too  tary  is  a point  of  ralbe* 
nefle . hereunto  31  anfdiere : Ebat  mee  newer  tarye  foj  tbe  eje* 
atte  boultpng  out  of  tbynges,becaufe  tbetrialloftrntbe  is 
farre  of:  but  toeepjocecoe  by  tljat  maye,  tobicbelikelibbo  of 
trutbe  leadetb^bis  is  tbe  path  that  all  otieties  traced  o doo 
loee  fodie , fo  doo  dace  fai le,fo  goe  daee  on  toarfare , fo  Sparrie 
teeedatues,fob?tngdaeebp  cbilojcmand  yet  tbe  falling  out  of 
tbentall  is  dneerteine . mice.  aduenture  dppon  tbofe  tljinges 
ioberofdje  tbinke  there  ts  good  bope.JTo?  dabo  ca  daarrant  in* 
rreafe  too  bim  that  fodietlj,  a bauen  too  bim  tljat  failetb,  ditto* 
rle  too  him  that  goetb  adaarfare , aebaffe  datfe  too  bint  tbat 
ntarrietbjO?  godlt'c  children  too  tbe  jfatbertmiafoHodaetbat 
daaye  daljicbe  reafon  o?adetb>  and  not  that  daaye  dabtebe  truth 
d?adjetb.S>tande  lingering  and  doo  nothing, till  tbou  bat  Cure 
of  tbe  fttcceire , o?  meddle  tbou  dritb  nothing  till  tbou  bee  aflii* 
red  oftbetrutbetand  then  Ibaltcljou  doo  nothing  at  all, tby  life 
is  at  a flaye.&d  long  aslikelibodes  of  trutbe, maye  moue  mas 


of  Benefiting.  . 

too  this oj  that,  31  mi  notlb?infce  too  oobagoom  turne.tcr 
fuche  a one  as  is  likely  too  bee  tbankfuil. 

tyljetWPmJtyfipitet* 


9np  twinges!  ( fated  thou)  toill  deppe  in , inhere 
th?ough  an  eutll  man  maprcrape  op  fo?  a goon, 
ano  a gooo  man  bee  miflifteo  fo?  an  euill.  jf  o j the 
apparauttees  of  tinges  thattoee  trudtoo,  are 
oeceitfuil. 

TOo  tapes  nape  too  tfjat?25ut31  finoe  none  other  thing 
toberebp  too  Direct  mp  meentng  ♦ 35p  tbefe  footedeppes  muGe 
31  purfetoe  the  truth e ♦ Certeiner  meanes  3!  bane  none.31  toill 
too  tlje  belle  31  (an  too  toepe  tljem  tljjougljlp , ano  31  toill  not 
bee  batfte  in  peeking  too  them.  jf  o?  it  mape  to  happen  in  bat* 
tell,  that  mp  banoe  hcepngmtfgupoeo  bp  fommemtftabing, 
map  tbjud  at  mpne  otone  fellotoe,  ano  fparc  mpne  enemie  as  if 
betoeremp  frecnoe.  QButit  (hall  dloome  happen  to , aim  not 
through  mpne  otone  faulte , toljo  am  purpofeo  too  Unite  mpne 
enemie,ano  too  oefeito  mp  couittrpman.  jf  31  map  fcnotoe  hint 
too  bee  tbanklefle  ,31  toill  calteatoape  nobenefttebppon  him. 
3i5ut  tobat  if  he  haue  ferept  in  oppon  mee  ano  bcgupleo  mels  3!n 
this  cate  31  am  not  too  blame  fo?  mp  be&otoing,bicaufe  31  haue 
bone  it  as  too  a thankful!  perfone* 

3f  thou  haue  pjtomtfeo  one  a gooo  turne  (fapeth  be)  ano  af* 
tertoaro  tmoerltano  him  too  bee  tbanklcffe.toilt  thou  performs 
ito?  no?  Jf  thou  perfo  jme  it  totmnglp:tbou  offenocfl;fo  j thou 
Ooed  it  too  toljom  thou  ougbteft  not.  ano  if  thou  refufe  too  ooe 
it.thou  offenoed  that  toap  alfo,bpcaufe  thou  performed  not  thp 
promts,  ^hus  pour  confct'encedaggereth  in  this  behalf,  ano 
fo  fapleth  that  pjouoeb?a&  of  pours,  that  a topfeman  neuer  re* 
penteth  bimof  bisoootng,no*  neuer  repeaietk  that  tobicbe  be 
hath  oone,no?  altercth  his  oeterminacion. 

9 topfe  man  altercth  not  his  oeterminacion.fo  bee  it  thatali 
thinges  conttueto  as  tljep  mere  at  the  tpnte  of  his  Determining. 
9 no  therfoje  he  is  neuer  touekeo  toitb  repentance , bpcaufe  at 
that  tprae  no  better  thing  coulo  haue  bin  none  than  mas  oone, 

©ti\j.  noj 


The  fourth  bookc 

no?  better  thing  Ijaue  bene  setermincs  than  teas  sctermines. 
J2cucrtbe!ene , bis  a&ufnturingbppon  ail  tljtnges  isteitlj  ep* 
ception,i  f nothing  bcepse  tfjae  map  bee  a fct.-8.nb  tljerfoje  teee 
Tap  that  all  tbtngee  fall  oue  teell  bnico  !;tm , ans  tljat  nothing 
bappenctb  concrarietoo  (ns  opinion:  bpcaufebefojecaltetb  fn 
bis  mpus>that  fcmctebatmap  Hep  in  bp  tlje  toap  too  binscr  bis 
c eterminacions*3t  is  a fons  pjefuntption  too  allure  ones  felf 
ofjfojtune.^utateifeman  betljinketb  him  of  botbe  her  par- 
tes . fipc  knoteetljtehatftoape  errourbearctlj,  (join  sneerteine 
teo?islp  tljinges  bee , ans  Ijotemanp  tljinges  mapetettbflanse 
inemtes  sctcrminations.  %o  o the  ooutfull  ants  fitpperte  lotte 
of  tbingcs  be  p?oceesctb  tettlj  fufpenre,  ans  too  the  bncertein 
falliuges  out  of  them  be  pjoceetncth'teitb  certcin  asuifcsnes* 
8ns  fo  bis  exception,  ( tuitljowc  tobiclj  be seterm  inetlj  not  nnp 
thing , ne  cnterpjpfeelj  ante  thing ) sefensetb  bw  in  this  cafe 
aifo* 

0aue  pjcmtfes  a goon  turnc,fo  there  happen  no- 
tbingpjbp  31  Ibotilb  not  perform e it.  £o}  teljat  if 
mpCountnefojbismeetoperfojmethatteljub 
3 baue  pjomifea  bint?  £23  bat  if  a latee  bee  ntabe 
that  noman  (ball  too  tbe  thing  that  3 bab  p?enu* 
feot8otioofo?mpfreenti?^uttbeface3  bauep?omifes  thee 
mpbaugbter  in  manage,  $ aftertoarsitfalles  out  that  tbou 
art  a itraunger  bojne , ans  3 map  not  alpe  mpfelf  toitb  a jfoj- 
remer.'Sbf  lame  thing  sefensetlj  mee  tebicbe  fojbtssetb  mee, 
® ben  let  mee  bee  counteb  a p?omifb?eaker , then  let  mee  bee 
blatneo ofiutconftancie.if  all  tljinges contincteing the  fante 
tbcp  teereatanpp?omifmaking,3  bee  not  full  as  goos  asm? 
tooo?ol2Dtbcrtopfe,tobatfoeuer  is  altereb , fettes  mee  free  too 
take  seliberation  nete  agetn.anssifcbargetlj  mee  ofsifcrestt. 
3 promts  pou  too  bee  pour  nsuocatc : ansaftertoars  it  appee- 
tetb  that  tlje  fame  race  tcnsetlj  too  the  pjeiuaice  ofmp  father: 
3 promts  to  go  a tournep  toitlj  pou.ans  teoojs  is  brought  mee 
tljat  the  toape  is  laps  toitb  djfcues  1 3 Ojouls  Ijaue  come  too 
tome  piefcntebuiimefft  ofpoures,but  rnp  Cbilbes  fickneiTe 

0} 


ofBenefyting. 

0?  mp  SKpues  labourhmpe  mee  at  fcome«!9f (pm  tbe 
titbit  offotm  that  p;omifetb;  al  tbtnges  mult  continemc  in  tit 
fameftateas  tbcpmcreattbep?omifniaking.But  mljatgrea* 
ter  alteration  can  thereby,  c(jantf3lljauefoumi  tbee  aneutil 
anturntbankfuilmanPlLooke  mfjat  31  p;omtfeB  tbee  as  too  a 
fe)oo;tbie,tbat  toil!  3!  mUbbolo  from  tbee  as  from  an  bnmoo;- 
tbie ; pea  atm  31  (ball  baue  gooo  eaufe  too  bee  attgrte  mitb  tbee 
fo;  Becepuingm& 

tfmertbcleire , 31  mill  looke  bppoa 
the  thing  tbat  tljou  elapmclt , anB  fee 
bom  greate  it  is . rnaner  of  tbe 
thing  p?omifeB  (ball  cotinfell  mec«3If 
it  bee  but  a fmall  thing, 3!  miUlet  tbee 
baue  it, not  becaufe  tbou  art  moo;* 
tbie,but  fo;  mp  p;omts  fake.Sno  pec 
mill  31  not  boo  tt  as  too  pie afttre  tbee, 
but  as  too  reoeeme  mp  moo;B , ano  31 
toflimjing  rnpfelf  bp  tbe  €are . Spp  ratbncffe  inpjomifing , 3 { 
toil!  puntlb  mitb  mp  lolTc.io,(fap  3 too  mp  felf)too  tbe  intent 
it  map  greeuc  tbee , ano  that  tbou  mapft  bee  better  atmpfeo  ere 
tbou  fpeake  hereafter , a mill  giue  tbee  a Barnacle  as  mee 
ternte  tt.But  if  it  bee  too  greate  a thing, 3 milnot  bee  fo  coltlp 
( ascJW^w^fapetb)  astoobupe  mpne  omne  blame  mitb  a 
(uno;cB  SeJlertiujfes  „ jfopgjmtil  compare  tbe  oBBesof  both 
toogetber.3It  is  fotnembac  moo;tb  too  bee  as  gooo  as  a mans 
f>;omts ; $ agein  tt  is  rnuebe  moo;tb  not  too  bee  too  p;ec pfe  in 
pleafuting  an  tmmoojtbte  per  tone,  greate  a matter  as 

this  mull  bee  confioereo  acco;Binglp . 3!f  it  bee  a lpgbt  thing, 
toee  map  minckc  at  tt.  'But  if  it  map  bcecptbtr  greatlp  toomp 
fofle.o;  greatlp  to  mp  lbame;3i  has  leuer  blame  rnpfelf  once  fo; 
neaping  it , than  eonttnuallp  fo;  performing  it.  dll  the  mljole 
mcigbtoftberaattcrrellctbC3fap)Bppontbispoint:namelp, 
at  bom  mnebe  3 am  moo;tbte  too  bee  amerces  fo?  mp  moo?os* 
4fo;  if  it  bee  rnuebe,  % Qmlnot  ottelp  tottbb®U>  the  thing  that  3! 


ThatisCC.I 
of  our 
rytr* 


The  fourth  booke 

p’omifcb  alfo  31  Iball  call  that  batkc  agetn  tobieb  3j 

Ijauc  bdiotocu  atnifle.  Upe  tjs  out  of  bis  buttes , tubtcbe  perfo  t* 
metf;  for  b&errottr  fake. 


CC^c^tiJuX^aptct* 

^>tltjj  JKing  of  CMacidome  ban  a tall  fottloier.ano 
a ttoute  man  of  bts  banses,tnbofe feruice  bee  bab 
founoe  profitable  tnntanp  bopages,  fpc  IjabBt* 
ucrfe  tpntes  reioarbeo  btnt  bJttb  parte  of  the  boo* 
ties  for  btsbarotneffe,  9no  becaufe  Ijee  bias  a 
man  that  bab  Ijts  foule  too  felloe  euermoje  kinbleb  bis  cojage 
tm'tb  often  papes. 

% b is  man fttffertng (btpbi?ecb,bias  call  a lanb  on  tbea&an* 
nor  oUuttmMacedoniM.Wfya  bauingbiooro  tljereof^came 
running  to  bint  out  of  banb,attb  recouerpng  life  ofbtm,conue- 
peb  bint  borne  too  bis  fa  ten  apanour,  anb  laieb  btm  in  bts  obme 
!»ebbe,refrelbeb  btm  ill  at  eafe  anb  baife  beabe,tenbeb  btm  tbir* 
tie  bates  at  bis  obine  charges, recouereb  bim,anb  at  bis  bepar* 
ture  gaue  bim  biljerebaitb  too  beare  bis  charges  bp  the  toape, 
3nb  the  other  fain  oftcntpmes  bntoo  him,  3!  bull  requite  tbp 
fcpnbeitefliMf  euer  3!  mape  comme  inhere  31  mape  fee  mp  JKing 
anb  Capitetn*  fpe  coin  Philip  of  bis  &btpbtrecfte,bttt  be  fpake 
notainoorbeof  Ijts  fuccottr, but  bp  ano  bp  befireb  him  too 
giue  him  a certeme  mannes  lanoes^be  mattne  bias  euett  be 
that  babbin  bis  boile,euen  be  that  bab  taken  him  bp,  anb  reeo* 
uerebljim.  gee  mape  fee  bp  the  mape.ljobi  JKingesnobi  anb 
tlje(anbfpettallp  in  toarre)  giue  manptbinges  bittb  their  epes 
fiiet.  © ne  tulle  mamte  is  not  of pomer  enough  ageinll  fomanp 
armeb  lufies.S  man  cannot  boo  tbe  buettes  of  a goob  mait,anb 
of  a goob  Capitein  botbe  at  once*  fpobi  (ball  fo  manp  tljoufan* 
bes  ofbnfattable  men  bee  fatilfieb  i HBbat  fbottlb  tbep  baue,t'f 
euerp  mantnape  keepe  bis  obme't&to  nib  Philip  Tape  too  btm* 
felf,biben  be  gauc  commaunbement,  for  the  putting  of  btm  in 
pofieifiott  of  the  goobbes  that  be  bab  craueb  ♦ %ije  manne  that 
mas  biolcntlp  tbrull  from  bis  pofleffions,  bib  not  puttebp  the 
mrongtmtbfilenceltkeaciopnejattb  Ijolbe  htmtocil  appaieo 

tljat 


of  Benefiting.  <5?. 

tljatbe  bimfclfbats  not  Ism  giuen  aloaie  toasButtojate  a letter 
imteo  pbiUp.  liocljc  rough  anti  full  ofltisertie  ♦ St  tlje rereite 
toljereofjPbtlsp  teas  in  fuelje  a djafe , tljat  Usitljout  oelape , be 
cottmiamt8£D.T/«»jQ«M/too  redone  tbefirftotonertobis  geo* 
lies  ageimann  too  imprint  bppe-n  tljat  leamoe&oulmer,  tljac 
bnkintse  guelf^ants  that  couetous  fealseaeen bsjctcb,  furljc  mar* 
kes  as.migljt  bsitnclfe Ijim too  bee  aulsntbankfull  (Suede, Ite 
Iceuc  me.be  that  coulu  dnee  tit  Ijis  Ijarte,  too  drip  !jts  bode  out 
of  all  tljat  euer  Ije  ban , ants  too  o?iue  Ijim  like  one  tljat  Ijao  fuf* 
fereo  ^>lstpi»?ecke , too tbe  famefboje  toberclje  Ijim  fclfljao 
Ipemtoas  too jtbic  too  Ijatte  Ijao  tljole  letters,  not  3mp  jinteis, 
but  ingrauew  bppon  bis  face.But  let  bs  fee  prfjat  meafure  bait 
bin  too  bee  kepte  in  bts  pumffjcment,3ln  Deeuc.tlje  tljtng  that 
be  bats  mode  toickeolp  intruseb  bppon.toas  too  bee  taken  front 
him  ageine.  Sms  toljo  tooutts  baue  bin  fo?ie  foj  tlje  pumfijemet 
of  btm.tobofe  facte  toas  fo  heinous, as  no  mantte  couits  baue  pi-- 
f lets  bim.bab  be  bin  neuer  fo  pitifull  ? 


Itaite^bilip  bee  as  goon  too  thee  as 
I bis  pjomile^  €uen  though  there  bee 
l eaufe  too  tlje  contrarp?  Chough  he 
J'fijoulo  oootojongrEbougljljc  (boula 
jtsoo  a toickeo&eece?  Chough  bp  tljat 
ijOnefartesf^ii,  Ije  fijottlo  barreall 
jj&biptopeckes  from  the  fboje  \ 3ft  ts 
ijno  point  of  Iigbtnede  fo£  a ma  to  fo \* 

fake  a knotoeit  anti  conocmncti  erre?. 

S man  oitgbt  ratljer  too  confelfe  platnlp  aim  too  fape , 31  mi ffe* 
tooke  tbe  eace,3l  amoeeeiueD.jfo?  it  is  a point  of  toilful!  pjice 
ants  fo!ie,too  bee  fo  beooie  as  too  fap,looke  toljat  31  baue  once 
fpcken.bec  toljat  it  bee  maic,31  mill  abitse  bp  tt,ano  make  goon 
tnptooojoe*  31tis  no  otfijouedie  too  alter  a mannes  mpntse, 
fesben  tbe  matter  reguir  etb*  ©sctoo.tfpijilip  Ijaatnainteinet) 
cbe^ottloier  inpolTedionof  tbofe  gvouimes , uoljicbt  Ije  has 

gotten 


i.  ilC.iOvi!  ill  UOOiCti 

got cet?  bp  fjia  ^hiptfijecke : bat)  l)t  not  barret)  all  outrages  fro 
lUccflttr  a:  i lit  e!  c e f - a v f f a t € £ [)  Ip  Ij  1 1 ty  ) p e t mere  it  better  that 
tljou  fhouised  bears  aboute  t Ijcfe  letters  pjintes  in  tbp  mode 
(bameidfe  fo?ebehfle,  fo>  all  menne  to  gase  uppomtbjougbout 
the  botmoes  of  mp  kmgflome.^bcnie  thou  Ijoiu  facreD  a thing 
tlje  table  efhofpitalitie  is  ♦ let  euerp  matt  reaae  this  seeree  of 
mpne  in  tbp  fate,  fo?  nioariat;  £ it  (bail  not  bee  pjetuoiciall  fo? 
anp  tnanne  too  farceur  adlictco  yerfones  in  bis  bcufe.^o  (bal 
this  conSttutton  of  tnpne b#  mo  jc  auailable,  than  if  3[  bafl  i«s 
graucoitinBjaiTf. 

C 

list  tbinke  pou  tbenffapetb  be)bp  our  few* 
oer  Zem  ? fojioberas  be  bat)  pjomifeo  too 
lentte  one  Stic  huo? et>  pence,ano  aftermarfl 
fount)  him  too  bee  fear ce  a mcetemamgee 
cotrarie  too  tlje  perfuafion  of  bis  freenfles, 
lJ|||  be  p?efe ruet)  in  trading  bun  fo?  louc  of  ljis , 
^*1#  promts  ■ Jfird  tbc  cate  ts  ctljermpfe  in  a 
crefltt.tljan  in  abenefite.31f3i  lent)  monnpamtlfc,3!  mape  call 
fo?  tt  ageine , aito  31  map  arred  mp  fleeter  at  bis  flap  * 3no  if  be 
fl?tue  mee  too  femebim,3!  Iball  recouer  part.^ut  affo  j a bene-  < 
0te.it  is  loll euerpmbit  ano  out  ofbattfle.^ojeouer  tljis  is  tlje 
papnt  of  an  euti  man,  alttrtbe  other  is  but  a popiu  of  an  ill  ppj* 
utfler  fopbimfelf.  agetn,  jl2eptljer  twoulfl  z^haueperfeuerefl 
too  Jjaue  creflttcflbim#ff  fbefummtbafl  bin  greater.  3!t  mas 
but  fpue  bunfljet)  pent?  2tme  deknede  map  made  bim  fo  muclje 
as  men  are  booont  too  fap.3It  boas  not  t»oo?tb  tbe  reuoking  of 
antannes  promt's.  3!f3Ip?omis  a man  too  fuppemiebbim.,3! 
mill  goe  though  it  bee  colD,but  not  if  it  fnome.  31  mill  rpfe  too 
goeto  afloeflfltttgjfojmpp^omisfakejtbougbSI  bauenotflige* 
defl  mp  meate : but  not  if  3,  baue  a fit  of  an  8geto.3i  mill  come 
too  gtuempmaojofo?  tbeebpcaufe3Ibaue  p?omifefl:butitot 
if  tbouflooulfled make  me  gitte  mp  toootfl  bppon  bncerteintie, 
ojbpnomeetoo  tbefojfepture  of  all  that 31  bane.  31  fa?e  there 
is  altoapcs  this  couert  conoition  implpefl.fo  31  bee  able  anfli® 


of  Benefyting.  66", 

it  bee  lawful! . 3ff  tbmgcs  muff  Zscc  : fee  tut  mat? 

ter  in  tl)t  fame  (fate  teben  tbou  oentaun5eil,tijat  ic  teas  is 
teben  33  p?omifeD,ann  Ijaue  test!;  tljce.  But  it  ran  Ore  no  popnt 
ofltghtcnefio  toe  Mfappotnt  one , 3?ftbere  happen  ante  altera- 
ctsn  bp  tf/c  teape  ♦ £&}  tebp  tbouloelt  tbou  t Ijinke  it  ffraunge, 
tbat  a nmafijoulti  alter  bis  netermiriaeion , tobeu  tljc  Hate  of 
tbepjomifer  is  altcrenPSpakr  me  all  tljtngcs  too  bes  tbefamt 
tbat  tljep  teeremno  31  am  tljc  fame  man  that  31  teas.SBec  bpnn 
cur feities  tGoappeercataDap,anoappeerenot  :$et(b<iInoc 
the  fojfet  bee  taken  in  all  races,  9 greater  cittremicie  (ball  ep 
rufetlje Default  of appeeraunce. 

fame  map  feme  tbee  fci  a full  anfart 
too  t Ijp  fapen  queition  ,teljitber  kpwDnelFe 
be  too  be  requpten  in  anptepfe,o?  tobitijee 
a goon  tunie  bee  cuermoje  too  beeperfo^ 
men*  3!  am  bounD  too  peeincatbankfufl 
Ijatt : but  affoi  toorcqupte,  forametpme 
ntpneotene  bnfoftttnatneire.ana  femme- 
tpntc  Ms  fottunatncfTetoo  laljom  33  am  mneteeb,tetlnet  fuffet 
mee . jf  o } tebat  recompence  can  33  make  too  a fStng , o?  too  a 
3P?ince,o?  too  a greatc  rtcfje  man ? fpcciallp  feing  tbat  fomme 
are  oftljat  nature,  tlj.it  tbep  think  tljep  Ijauc  tejoiig.if  tfjep  rc= 
cepue  a gooo  turne  at  a no tljer  mannes  IjanDCrann  tljep  are  d- 
toapes  loaning  of  menteitb  beneStes  one  bpo  anotljer.iKGlljac 
help  bane  3!  agcmiffuclje  perfones,  mo?e  than  too  biz  bulling? 
Sto} 31  map  not  tfrerfoje  refuse  bis  nete  bentfttes , bpeaufc  31 
Ijatie not  requpteD t!;e oln *31  mill  take ittestb  as  gooo  a mill 
as  it  is  offeree , attn  3!  teill  pceloe  mpfeif  too  rnp  freenn  as  a 
moultrof  large  rcccpte.fitfojbnn  too  teoojkdjis  goonnelfe  in. 
fpe  tbat  is  lotlje  too  recepue  anetee,  is  fo^te that  be  Ijatb  rccet* 
uen  altcote, 

31  requ  itc  not.  SEtbat  is  tljat  too  tlje  matter  ? 31  f 3!  teaitte  ei- 
tljer  occasion  o?  abtfctie,  tbat  lacke  is  not  inmee.  'But  be  per* 
fo^meo  Onto  mectearDt3!  graunte  it,  ann  be  ban  botbc  occaSon 

la.ij.  ann 


The  fourth  books 

auoaMittetoo  soc  it,  SHbttbet  is  be  a gaoti  manne  ,oj  abao? 
CBit’ja  gooo  mannemp  cacc  is  poo  enough  :tottlja  baooe 
manneSI  mill  not  please  J£ntelp  31  tbinke  not  that toee  ought 
too  free  fs  eagre, as  too  requite  in  polfebaHe/Uibitber  men  brill 
o } no,  o’  too  pjeaccuppon  them  token  tfjet  rcfujc.Slt  is  no  rc= 
putting  of  kpmseneffe,  too  rentier  that thing  ageintt  a matnies 
toi!l,to!riche  tljou  reeeiucooeft  toitb  fjis  toill  ♦ g>omme  menne 
tobentbep  bee  p^efenteti  toitb  fomme  fntall  gifte , fenoe  ano- 
ther bp  ano  bp  ageine  out  offeafou , ano  fape  tbepotoe  bint 
nought,  ®ljis  Centring  of  an  other  out  of  fjanoe  agein,ant>  this 
ijjtitpng  of  one  patent  out  of  ooo?es  toitb  another , is  a kpnoe 
of  meeting*  4>ometpme  31  fljall  not  rcqupte  a goon  turne 
though  31  can*<HUjftt  is  that?  token  31  ibaUmojcijinoer  tnpfelf 
lip  tttljanpjofiteljtm,  SBljenljee  (bail  feele  bitnfelfnotbing  a* 
menses  lip  reeepuing  it,ano  31  (ball  feele  mpfelf  gteatip  impap* 
reo  bp  forgoing  it . C&berefoje , bee  that  Ijaftetlj  too  requpte, 
Ijatbnottljebarteof  a tbankfull  perfone,butof  a goos 
Detter.  3ns  too  conclude  in  featoe  looo^es , bee 
tbatsefpjetb  too  sifcbargebtntfelfetoo  baife* 
ip, is  iotb  too  otoe,ant>  beetbatis  lotb 
toootoeisbntbankfulU 


The  end  of  the  fourth  Boofce. 


i 


J&pThe  fifth  bookc  of  Lucius  An- 

nans  Seneca  concerning  Benefit  es. 

Chapiter* 

SSJapteell  feme  too  Ijattc  accompli- 
flics  tup  puryofe  alreasie  in  mpfo?* 
merbookes  ,fo?afmucbeas  3 bane 
flietees  after  te!;at  maner  a goes 
turne  is  too  bee  soone , ans  after 
teba’t  maner  it  Is  too  lice  taken*  jFoj 
tljofe  are  tfje  eases  of  that  suetie* 
aUljatfocuer  3!  tarlc  bppon  further. 
Is  not  of  nerefntte,but  fo?  tbe  teellp* 
king  of  tbe  matter  : toljielje  mud  beefolotees  fo  farreas  it 
Ieasetlj,butnotfo  farre  as  it  alluretb.  tfo}  there  toill  continue 
Slip  rpfe  fome  one  tljtng  0?  otber>tebicbe  map  intpee  tljemptis 
tottl;  fomefteeeteneffe,  ratbet  bnfuperfluoufe  tljan  necefluric* 
JSeuertbeleffe  fitlj  pou  bull  baue  it  fo : note  tljatteee  baue  sif* 
patches  tljetljtnges  that  coteittes  tbe  pith : let  bs  alfo  go  fo?e= 
tears  in  fearcbtng  tbe  things  b are  as  appurtnanccs  too  tbem, 
but  notpereelloftbem;  tobicbebJbofo  confiscretb  siligentlp, 
tieptljer  sootb  a thing  ful  teoo?tb  bis  labottr.tio?  petlofetb  bis 
labour. IBut  bntoo  tbee  mp  Ebutms  Liber  alls , bibs  art  of  a Hit* 
gular  go 00  nature  ans  fojetears  too  benefpting , no  comment 
saeion  of  it  eanfuffi^e.  ^euer  pet  fatec  31  attic  man  that  teas 
fo  ft  eolp  an  elleemer  ofgoos  turnes,teere  tbep  neuer  fo  final!* 
!>ea  ans  fo  farre  is  tbpgoosnedcp?ofeses,  that  tebatfoeucr 
goos  turne  is  soone  too  attp  matt.tbou  accounted  it  soonc  too 
tbpfelf*  3ns  beeaufe  nontan  fboulu  repent  bint  of  bis  teelsocu 
ipg , thou  art  resie  too  make  recompute  fo?  the  bntbanfuU: 
ans  tbou  art  fo  farrefrom  all  b?agging,ans  fo  scfpjous  out  of 
bans  too  tetburtben  tljofe tebom  thou bpnsed bntoo  tbee,  that 
tebatfoeuer  tbou  bedoteeft  bppon  ante  manne , tbou  teoulsed 
feerne,  not  too  perfojme  it , but  too  pap<it  ♦ 3ns  therefore  tbe 
tbingestbattboubcdoteedfo,returnetootbee  rnoje  plcnte* 

&♦$*  ouflp, 


The  fifth  booke 


ottfip.  iff?  cotnonlp  goes  turtles  pur-ftte  lylm  ehaf'fcothnot 
cbaiienbgc  them . &nb  like  <13  glo?ie  folometlj  mo?e  ana  moje 
after  fitche  as  vice  from  it : fo  the  friue  of  gooDcooing  resoitn* 
Beth  ma?e  thankfuUp,tooTtu&  as  giue  men  leaue  too  he  thanks 
idle  if  tijep  lift . tier  dp  there  is  no  let  in  thee,  but  that  fuclje  as 
bane  recepneb  gaols  turnes,  mats  frec’p  call  fo?  nebs ; ams  thou 
milt  not  refuse  too  SeSome  moc  bypon  them  : but  rather  fttp* 
p?  effing  anbbrffembling  the  fo?mer,thou  abbeft  moc  ams  gtea* 
ter.3jt  ts  the  popnt  of  a lingular  goots  nature  ams  of  a berie  no* 
ble  mpiffie , too  beare toith  a thanklelie  perfone , fo  long  till  he 
iiaue  rnabe  him  thankful!.  jlSeptbtr  booeth  this  rcckemug  be* 
tepuethce.  jfo?tlpces  On  eke  tsoutie  bnbctbcrtt'.cs,ifaman 
make  not  too  muebe  Ijallc  too  hate  them  otter  fooue* 


C^)c»fccoul3cX^aptcr* 
jgfj  Upon  hake  a Angular  Ipktng  of  this  Taping, 
as  moif  pjineelp,® !;at  it  is  athame  too  boo 
ouercomebinbotnggoob.  (K3hieb  Taping, 
^hither  itbee  trem  o?no , there  is  goon 
'111  rea^en  t0°  bemauno:  fo?  it  is  a farre  other 
>p  thingthan thoumtentft.3!t  is  nolhame  at 
sbose®^®  all  too  bee  oucrcome  in  the  incounter  of 
Ijonefitbtngc3sfotbotthatteabefpre  toobanqutfiS)  euenmhen 
tljou  art  ouercommeb,ans  call  not  amap  thptoeapons.Sl  men 
thing  not  like  ftrcngtl;  too  a goob  enterp?pfe,  no?  like  abilttie, 
no?  like  fo?tttne,mhich  alonip  o?beretljthe  TuccelFe,cuenofthe 
bztt  betermtnattons . Che  mill  of  him  that  iitbeuereth  arpght 
is  too  bee  commenbeb , although  another  man  haue  outgone 
hmtbpfmtftneffe  of  pace.  3lt  is  not  in  this  cacea3ittstnma= 
gets  that  are  mabe  at  Coamtnges , taljcrethe  bicto?ie  (bemetk 
mho  tsbeftraibeitthat  inthofealfo^hatmceoooth  eftentpmes 
p?cferrc  the  moo?fcr.tf  e?  TOeras  the  matter  Ifanbeth  spptnt 
freenbltneffe.mhlch  epthcr  partte  coucteth  too  hatteperfojmco 
too  the  full:  Although  the  one  bee  ofbetcer  abilttie  > ams  Ijaue 
fufftclent  at  hanbe  mbermtth  too  tooo?ke  his  mill,fo  asfo?tune 
gtucth  hhn  leaue  too  boo  mhat  he  lilretb:  3if  the  other  haue  as 
goob  mill  as  he,  though  he  fmalter  thinges  than  he  re« 

retties 


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06, 


eeiue5>peao?  requpt£tbnotaU,buti«  UuUingili.lUoo  miupte, 
ano  is  full  bent  tljeruntoo  luicO  Ins  lubole  (jart:  l|5e  is  m mo?e 
sue  rccme,tljan  be  tljatopetlj  fpgbtingstoljom  bisenemie  mate 
eaipet  kill, than  make  Ijim  tttrne  ijeaa.Cljattoljfc|)  tljou  com; 
tettttjzmefuUyCamiot  happen  too  a poo  man, that  is  too  (ape, 
tbs  t be  Ujoulobe  oucrcomme.jfo?  Ije  newer  iicticr 

gtuecJj  otter,  fie  Hanses  bppon  bis  garoe  too  toe  laS  sale  of  bis 
Ipfe,  ano  be  toill  ope  on  fits  grounoe  tljat  be  hath  taken  too  oe* 
feno,admoiuleoging  Ijtmfeif  too  Iiauc  rccctueo  great  tbinges, 
ano  Reining  Ijimfdf  oefprous  too  fjaue  reuoerco  tlje  like* 

C^wiuCijapitov 

fpC  Lacedemonians  fo?baOe  ante  Of 

tljeirs  too  conteito  tniaancracieo? 
in  buffetingtoitlj  Bagges,tabere 
tlje  coufelTton  of  tlje  partte  fljetoetlj 
toljo  is  ouercome.'&lje  ronner  tljat 
tome tlj  Srlf  too  tlje  races  eno , Ijatlj 
outgone  fits  ^arroto  infooteman- 
H)ip,but  not  tnmpno.  3£ljebi?dricr 
tljat  is  calf e tb?«  tpmes , Ijatlj  lefie 
tlje  toager, but  not  pedoeo  tlje  Luager,  35ecaufe  tlje  Lacedemo* 
ntytmm  greate  account  of  it  too  Ijawe  tbeir  Cpuntrpmett 
bnuanquilbco:  tljep  barren  tljem  from  al  villagers  tdjerin  tbe 
btctojieluas  toobeeoetermmeo  j not  bp  tuogement  no?  bp  tlje 
faUmgout,  bt?t  bp  tbeeonfeuton  of  tlje  banquifljeo  partie  pod* 
oingbimfelfat  tfje  commaunoment  ofljts  aotterfan'e , looke 
tuljat tljep referueo too tljdr  eountrpmen,tljatOjJt$  Ijoneftte 
manboo  ano  gcoo  nature  perfume  in  all  men : namelp  tljat 
tljep  fijaulo  newer  bee  banqulfneo;  fa?  oerel?  tlje  mpno  tljat  can 
not  bee  buercomc,tscucn  in  tlje  fame  race  asu  itcucreame* 
JSomatt  tljcrefojc  fapetlj  tljat  tlje  tljjee  bunts?  to  Fa.hffis  Uscre 
nanquidjeo, but  that  tljep  ‘mere  Ciapne , Regains  alfo  bias  taken 
^jifonerbptbc  Canhagmenfes , int£  not  oanquifijco , atiotbe 
like  map  bee  fapo  of  ante  otljer,\»bo  being  bo?ne  counebp 
tlje  biolence  ano  tocigljt  of  raging  fortune,  ootfj  not  ca2ooim,c 


The  fifth  booke 

his  hart,  Che  cacc  is  all  one  in  goes  turned . (EElhat  though  a 
man  Ijauc  rcceitiea  greater  tljinges  ana  oftcnetf$ct  is  !je  not 
cuercome.peraauenture  his  benefftes  are  oncrmatcljeo  toitb 
Jmtefites,tnrefpett  of  the  things  tljat  are  giueu  ana  recepuea. 
25  tit  tfpee  compare  the  giuer  totth  t!je  ree  cpuer,toljofe  mpnas 
ar'fo  muff  bee  confiaerea  apart  bp  tbemfelttes : neither  of  them 
both  (ball  bane  toaonnetlje  apperljana . tfo?  it  istooomctoa 
come  too  paffe,  that  tuljcu  fomme  man  is  manglca  toitlj  manie 
toounaes,ana  his  aauerfarie  is  but  ligljtlp  hurt:  thep  bee  fapa 
too  haue  gone  atoapof  euenhana,  though  the  ane  of  them  map 
feeme  too  Ijaue  gone  bp  the  tooo?fe» 

C^wt&Ctjaptta;* 

O no  man  can  bee  ottereont  in  benefit 
ting*  Chat  man  fenotoetlj  hob)  too  bee  be- 
bolacmtubicbe  is  Drilling  too  requite,  ano 
fupplieth  the  thing  totth  h is  hartc,tohic!je 
he cannotaoo totth  his gooaes.&o long 
as  he  holaeth  at  that  ffape , ana  fo  long  as 
he  conttnetoeth  in  this mpnae.hc  ratifieth 
his  thankful!  hart  bp  fignes.mhat  f feilles  itonbohifherpart 
mo  gtftes  can  bee  redtenca  ?Cljou  ait  able  too  gttte  man? 
tljinges , ana  31  am  able  onelp  too  tafce  ♦ <$ooa  jf  ojtune  ts  on 
tbp  fiae,ana  gooa  twill  is  onmpne.Sna  pet  fo?  all  that,31  am  as 
able  too  matche  thee , as  a featoe nafcea  o?  light  armea  menne 
are  able  too  matche  manp  armea  too  the  pjoofe.  Cherefoje  no 
man  neeaes  too  bee  ouercome  in  gooa  turns:  becaufe  he  map 
bceastbankfullasbeitffetlj.  ^o?  if  it  bee  alhame  too  bee  o* 
uermatchea  totth  benefftes:  toee  muffe  take  none  at  their  hair- 
aes,tljat  bee  farre  our  fuperious,tobom  toee  cannot  requite, 31 
nteane  Singes  ana  ]p?inccs,tohom  .fortune  hath  ffallea  in 
fuelje  effate ; as  thep' are  able  too  giue  manp  tljinges , ana  can 
receiue  aerie  featoethtnges^na  thofc  farre infertour  too  their 
■gtftcs.3!  fape  Singes  ana  p?inccs,too  toljo  irottoithffanaing 
there  map  bee  fertttceaoone,  as  toljofe  excellent  pjeljenttnence 
is  aphcla  bp  the  confent  ofmennes  mpnaes , ana  bp  their  fer« 

utees* 


of  Benefy  ting.  <5(?. 

utces  ♦ t£here  ice  forne  that  are  toitho  jatoen  toithotit  cTjc  com* 
pafleof  couetoufnefie,ano  are  ft  arflp  touches  tm'tb  anpnjojis* 
Ipscfires*,  tohoitufojtune  her  felfis  notable  to pleafureat 
all.3  mufteneeses  bee  cucrcomme  ty  Socrates  in  benefites . 31 
mud  neeses  bee  ouercomme  bp  Diogenes  ,bj{jo  toaibeB  nahes 
through  the  misses  of  the  toealtlje  of-tlje  ^Macedonians,  train* 
pltng  the  binges  riches  bnscr  bis  feete  ♦ Slight  not  he  then 
tohojthelp  Ijaue  feemes,  ( hotbe  tooJbtmfelf  ans  too  all  others, 
mhofe  epes  buere  not  too  simme  too  efpie  out  thetruthe ) too 
furmount  him  that  has  all  tljtnges  bnscr  hint?  ‘Eruelpheboas 
mucljc  mightier  ans  rtcljep  than  Alexander, x/fl) 0 at  that  tpme 
SaasHojoiofaU  the  toojlse  , jfo?  there  mas  moje  that  Dioge- 
nes  mauls  not  tabe , than  there  teas  that  Alexanders  as  able 
toegiue*  ?•  «t 

% is  no  (bametoo  be  ouercoutme  bp  fuche. 
4foj  nepther  am3Itlje  rnoojfc  man  of mp 
hanses,thon  gh  pee  ntatche  ntee  baith  an  e= 
nemie  that  cannot  beetoounses:  neptheV 
bathe  fp?e  tlje  Icffe  nature  of  burning, 
though  it  light  bpponfbme  If uffe  that  cans 
not  bee  hurt  bp  fp?e  t neither  hath  an  eoge* 
toole  therefore  loftljts  pjopertte  of  cutting , bpcaufe  it  is  put 
too  the  clpuingoffomtne  done  that  is  ouerharo  ana  of  nature 
inui neible  ageinlf  the  cage  of  tbtngeS;t£he  fame  thing  boo  31 
anfinerepou  fo?  a tljanbfull  perfone  .31tisnolhame  fojhntt 
too  bee  ouercome  in  benefiting,  if  he  bee  bbutto  too  fuche  men, 
ns  the^reat  nede  oftheir  date,  0?  the  p?erogatiue  of  their  ber* 
tue,ftoppeth  bpthe  toapethat benefites  Ihouls  returne  bp.Co* 
rngnlpboee  bee  puereotnme  bp  our  H&rentes . oj  as  long  as 
ineeneemethem  greeuousbntoo  bg,amia£long  asbaeebaane 
siferetiontoo  confiser  their  benefites : fe  long  boo  toeetmlTe* 
Jibe  them,  I5ut  afloneas  age  hath  gatheten  fommesiferetirm, 
ansitbeginnes  tooappeere , thatthepBeferuen  Jloueatour 
IjanBesfo^the  fame  tljinges  foj  tohiche  bice  minifies  them. 


The  fifth  books 


ram  el?  fo>  tljcit*  asmomfhementes,  foj  their  (freightnefi^anb 
fo}  cljcir  biltgent  fytslpng  of  our  bnbifcreete  pouth : then  are 
luce  rauiibeo  usitfj  the  lone  of  them.jf  eatne  haue  lines fo  long:, 
as  to  rcape  the  true  frutc  of  their  djtlD?en,dje  reK  batte  felce 
cljeii  cbilbjenhut  inbttrtbemntfe.  get  isitnoibametoobee 
outgone  bp  a mannes  parentes  In  bcnefiti  ng.Snb  tub?  fijoulo 
it  not  bee  no  (barae  at  all , feepng  it  is  no  (frame  too  bee  ouer- 
gone  b?  anp  manfjf o?  fome  there  bee  cootnbom  tnee  bee botfre 
niatcljes.anti  no  matches . patches  in  mpnse  ,tnbicbe  is  the 
one!?  thing  that  the?  fcene;  a no  the  onelp  thing  that  tnee  pjo* 
mife:anb  no  matches  in  abilitie,t»bereb?  though  tnee bee  htn= 
bercbtoo  requite , pet  made  voee  not  therefore  bee  alframes,  as 
though  tnee  toere  quite  ouercomme,3[t  is  no  Ibarne  not  too  o» 
ttertahe>fo  a maitne  pur  feta  e ltill,2Dftcntpmes  tneebee  b?iuen 
too  require  netne  benefices , before  tote  baue  requites  the  olb. 
jSettber  boo  tnee  therefore  leaue  eratipng , oj  erauetoo  our 
fname.becaufe  tnee  rurnte  further  inbette,  beepngnna^letoh 
requttc.ifo?  tneetnouio  faiae  bee  thanbfnll  if  taef  ntightt  But 
there  Seppeth  tnfome  fo?rein  thingb?  thetna?,t»hic|e  ietteth 
bs.get  lhalltnee  not  bee  ouermatcbes  in  hartc,  neitherlbrsllft 
rebounbe  too  our  lbame,too  bee  ouermatchcb  in  fuc{je  thing  eg 
as  are  not  in  our  atone  potner. 


ro?ner  of  Thrace,  too  tbefljoje  of  the  tmknotuen  fea)ljab  giutn 
him  thatp?erogattue  x Socrates  might  boalie  in  that  behalf  as 
inell  as  he,anb  fo  might  Diogenes  too,tnho  ouermatcheb  hpnt. 
Mo}  t»h?  fi;oulb  he  nfitbee  thought  too  hte  ouermatcheb  that 


CCJje4)u£^aptter, 


bait. 


■ 


ofBenefyting.  70, 

cape.tebenljc  fteellpngahottethe  tncafurc  of  iuo^lulp 
feteeoneteljomljecouto  neither  giueanptljtngtoojt^take 

anp  tljtng  from^png  ArchelaustttLUSfiVi  Socrates  to  comma 
Ontco  ljtm : ano  it  teas  rcyojtcu  tljat  Socrates  fijeute  anfteere, 
he  teas  locb  too  comme  too  fucfje  a one , as  at  teljofe  Ijanocs  lj e 
fijoute  recetuc  freenufbippcs , feepng  Ije  route  not  requite  cite 
Itfre  ageme.  Jfo?  U teas  iu  Socrates  poteer  not  too  recei uc sano 
feconolptec  ljtm  felfbegan  firfle  to  fljetee  frecnolbippe* 
came  at  Ijts  requeue, ants  gaue  ljtm  tljat  tljing,  toljicfje  be  oout* 
IclTc  to  ulo  neuer  g iue  Socrates  agetne.jfo?  teljerea  $Arche/atu 
fljoulogtueCotee  ano&iluer  i Ije  teas  too  receiue  the  con* 
tempt  of  ©oloe  ano  feiluer.  Coulo  not  Socrates  tljen  hatte  re* 
quiteo  the  kpnottefie  of  Archeksts^ZSS^dX  tljing  route  Ije  Ijaue 
rcceiueo  fo  greate  as  Ije  Ijao  giuen , ifljcljaoteeteeoljpnt  tlje 
hnoteUoge  of  life  a no  oeatlj,ano  tljjougljlp  taugljtljim  tlje  en= 
oes  of  the  bother  2D?  iflje  Ijao  maoe  tlje  King  acquaiuteo  teitb 
tlje  Mature  oftbinges,  teljo  teent  affrape  in  tlje  open  light, ano 
teas  fo  igno?ant,tIjat  on  aoape  teben  tlje  ^>tmnc  teas  cclipfeo 
be  Ojet  in  Ijt's  Court  gates,ano  polleo  Ijis  bonnes  Ijeaoe,  (as 
menne  are  teoont  too  000  tit  mourning  ano  aouer fitie)  t ^)oto 
greate  a benefiteljao  it  bin, iflje  Ijaoojateen  Ijim  outofbts 
lurking Ijole , ano  teillco  Ijim  too  y Incite  op  a gooo  Jjarte , fat* 
png  •;  Cbts  is  no  failpng  of  tlje  'gmnne , but  ameetingof  tlje 
tteoolpianettes,tefjercint!je  spootte  running  tljelotoerteap, 
Ijatlj  put  Ijer  Circle  oiredlp  tnocr  tlje  <§>unne,  ano  Ijtooen  Ijim 
bp  fetting  Ijer  fclf  Octtecenefjim  ano  os*  fometpme  biopng  a 
fntall  parte  of  bint,if  tee  cote  Ijim  Itgbtlp  in  Ijer  pairing  bptano 
fometpme  couerpng mope, if flje bearc  tnoje  fullp  oppon  Ijpmt 
ano  fometpme  Ijtopngljtmteljole  out  of  figljt,  ifteee  gette  full 
onoerrteatlj him, bcttetptc  him  ano  tljepeartb  ♦ But  anon  tbs 
ftoiftnclTe  Bftljefe  pianettes  tetU  carp  tljcm  a funoer/me  one* 
teape  ano  another  another  teaietanon  the  peartfjteaUrccouer 
her  teonteo  ligljtjano  this  p?oer  teall  eonttttete  fo?  euer*Cljep 
haue  tljeir  capes  ccrteineano  fo?eeote,  teljcrcin  tlje  <£>unne  is 
hinoereo  too  teetec  foo?tlje  the  fuIttelTe  ofljts  rapes . hp  rcafon 
of  tlje  comitung  in  of  tf;e  ®oone,Carp  ateIjile,ano  Ije  teill  fo?* 

fake 


The  fifth  booke 


fake  as  it tocre  tkts  cIoutJtndTejann  liraitc  toaicgs  ije  ffjalfte  ris 
of  all  iinpeotmenics , aim  Ijctotll  giue  foo?tk  kts  tuontea  ligkt 
ftCClp  aptn.Coulanot  Socrates  Ija«C  DOOH  afmuclj  fo?  Arche ; 
laus, as  Archelans  fijowlo  kaue ooouefo?  Ijtm 't  2Hl;ac  iflje  Ijau 
taught  fcfm  kom  too  reigne?  3s  little  as  pou  make  of  tt,it  ijao 
tin  fo  greate  akenefite , as  ke  coulo  Jjaue  giuen  Socrates  none 
like  it.2Bkerefo?e  tkenoio  Socrates  fane  fo^epttg  a pleafant 
conceiteo  manne , aim  toont  too  utter  kts  mpime  in  figuratiue 
fpeeckes,  aim  a3!dfer  mitlj  all  men  ( kut  fpectallp  tnttk  greate 
nienne ) Ije  tkottgkc  ratfjer  too  fapektm  nape  cunninglp , tljan 
floutlp  am>  p?ouoIp.  5pe  faieo  Ije  tooulo  receiue  no  kenefites  at 
fucljeainaitnes  Ijanoe,  askecoulu  not  rentier  bint  tke  like* 
iperckauneekefeareo  lean  Ije  migljc  Ijaue  kin  eompelleotoo 
take  tljtnges  tkat  ke  toouto  not.&omme  mill  Tape  if  ke  tuoulu 
not.ke  migkt  kaue  refugee.  35ut  tken  (koulo  ke  kaue  pjouokek 
tkektngesoifpleafure,mkotoaskautie,ami  tooulo  fjauc all 
tktnges  kigklp  efteemeo  mkicke  came  from  tyftn  ♦ 3|t  is  aU  one 
foitk  ktnges,lokitker  pou  mill  gtne  tljern  noting,  o?  take  no- 
tking  oftljcnt,  Citker  of  tke  gatnfatpnges  are  too  tkem  alike. 
Sno  too  a p?otmel|3?inee,  it  is  a greater  co^fie  too  kee  oif  nap* 
netijtkannot  too  kee  feareo.  GHilte  tkou knottie mljat Socrates 
toas  fo  loti)  of?  5?e  tokofe  freenelfe  a free  Cttee  couio  not  amap 
lsitk,mas  lotk  too  goe  into  totlfuil  koimage* 


&3!  fuppofe.toeeljaue  fuffictetlpoifcuOeO 
tkis  point.tukitkeritkeealkame  too  kee 
ouercomme  in  kenefittng.2Bkick  qurltion 
I inkofo  cemauirnetk,  knoumtkstkat  men  are 
not  tooont  too  keftotoe  kenefptes  kppoit 
| tkemfelues.jfo?  it  kao  kin  mantfeif,  tkat  it 
is  no  Ikame  fo?  a man  too  kee  kanqirilket  of 
ktmfelf.lSottmtkllanoing,  among  fomme^«%^  it  is  alfo  oe^ 
kateOjUikitker  a ma  can  kenefite  kimfelf.aim  mkitker  ke  ougkt 
too  reqtipte  kimfelfmitk  tljankfulncs . %l)t  caufes  mkptkis 
Teemeka  qwelfion  too  kee  moueo,toere  tkefe*2H«  are  lwonttoo 

fape. 


of. Benefiting.  71. 

fap,31  rnaic  tljanbe  mpfelf,  31  can  complapne  of  noman  font  mp 
fdf,3!  am  anpic  toitlj  mpfelf,  31  brill  puntlb  mpfelf,  ano  31  bate 
mpfclf.  Si  no  manie  fudje  other  cljtnges  ooe  iaee  fape , brijereitt 
ecbeman  fpeabetlj  of  btmfelf  as  of  another  *3If  31  can  ljuvt  mp* 
fdfffapetlj  lje)brijp  can  31  not  alfo  ooe  mpfelf  a gooo  turne?  $U 
geme,  tuljp  fljoulo  not  the  tljinps  bee  calico  benefites  tobett  31 
belt  oojc  tljem  bppon  mpfdf,bibi  clje  (boulo  ba  calico  fo  tf  3|  be* 
ftotoeotbem  opponanotberman?nrijp{boulo3!  notbeeb&ljol* 
bins  too  mpfclf  fo;  gluing  too  mpfclf, as  toell  as  bee  beljoloing 
tooanotljermanfo;recetuing  atljis  banoe?brijplboulo3lbee 
bntljanbfull  too  mpfelf,  baljidje  is  no  lelfc  Ibame  tljan  too  bcc 
ntgarolp  too  mpfelf,o;  tljan  too  bcc  Ijaro  ano  cruel!  too  mpfcf, 
o;  to  bee  carclcCfc  of  mpfelf*  Si  15atooe  is  oefameo  as  tocll  fo; 
bis  obme  bootc  as  fo;  anotbers . Herclp  a flatterer  ano  a foo* 
tfjcr  of  other  mens  tooo;oes , ano  fuebe  a one  as  is  rcaoic  too 
iuffifie&ntrutbes , is  blameb)o;tbie  ,&no  no  lelfc  is  be  too  bcc 
blameOjtnljtcb  ifanoetb  in  bis  obme  concept, ano  batb  an  ouer- 
mcening  of  bimfeIf,ano(as  a man  mpgljt  terme  bim ) is  a fclf- 
flatterer.&ices  arc  Ijatefull , not  onelp  brijen  tbcp  p;ciuoi  cc  o* 
tbers , but  alfo  brijen  tbep  rcoouno  bntoo  mens  oione  fclucs* 

C&born  mill  pee  mo;c  commcno, tljan  hint  tljat  oucrmapllcrctb 
btmfelf,  ano  Ijatb  btmfelf  at  bis  obme  commaunocmcnt  ? 3ft  is 
. eafper  too  ouerruletlje barbarous  nations  that  cannot  abpoc 
too  baue  tbeir  beaoesbnoer  another  mannes  girole,  tljan  too 
b;io!ea  mannes  obme  affections, $ too  make  obeoienttljc  too 
IjimfcIf.‘P4?/ff(fapctlj  be)  tljanbetlj  Socrates  fo;  that  brijiclje  be 
Icrneo  at  bis  banotano  bibp  Qjoulo  not  Socrates  tljanbe  btmfelf 
fo;  teaching  Ijtmfef  ? CMarcu*  Cate  fapetlj : ^Dljatbrijicbetljou 
lnantel!>bo;otocoftbpfelf*Sino  if 31  can  lenoe  too  mpfelf,  biljp 
Ibottlo  31  not  giue  too  mpfelf?  3! nmmterable  arc  tlje  tbtnges 
inberein  cuttomcocupoctlj  bs.SIleebec  looont  too  fap  Ictmee 
alone, 31  brilltalbebritlj  mpfclf,ano  31  brill  tbritdj  mpfelfbp  tlje 
Care*  3!fobefetbingesbee  true : then  libeas  a man  map  bee 
angrte  britlj  btmfelf : fo  map  bee  alfo  tljanbe  btmfelf.  Libe  as 
be  map  rebube  btmfelf, fo  map  be  alfo  pjapfe  bimfclf . itbe  as 
be  mape  Ijinocr  btmfelf,fomapbc  alfo  farther  bimfelf,jfo;  an 

&,uj*  til 

iL  I i mm*, ^ | 


The  fifth  booke 


tlUumear.s  a goes  tom  arc  contraries.  3f f txse e map  fa? . Tjc* 
Ijatfj  scone  bimfelf  barmctiuee  map  alfo  fap  (je  bath  soene  him 
feif  goos.Bp  nature(fapett  tbou)be  bath  soone  it  Jftature  re* 
quire tb  that  a rnanne  Ibouls  8rft  otoe  before  be  can  requpte  ♦ a 
Det  ter  is  not  \ntdjoue  a Crcstto? , nomoje  tljan  a bufebans  is 
fcittjjout  a uufe.o?  a father  isitbout  a chtise* 


C^c^uu^apttcr* 


£>£)  tlje  intent  there  map  bee  a re* 
cepuer , there  mutt  firtt  bee  a giuer, 
-%  oo  coitucp  out  of  tlje  left  baits  in* 
too  tlje  rigljt.ts  neptljcr  giuing  noj 
reeepuing  .Like  as  noman  carpet^ 
bimfelf  although  bee  ntouc  ausre* 
moue  bio  basic  fro  place  too  place: 
, tike  as  noman  ts~  routes  Ijisobme 
fj  Qsuocate,  though  bee  bane  pleases 


bis  oinnecace  i l the  as  noman  fettes  bp  anjmage  toobtm* 
felf  as  bis  obmefounser : ans  like  as  anckcmansemaunsetb 
net  retoars  of  bimfelf  fo?  recouertng  Ijtmfelfbp  bis  obmc  cum 
ning:&o  in  all  other  matters,altbougb  amanljauesooneue* 
tter  fo  biclkpet  can  be  not  requpte bis  obme  kpnsneire.becaufe 
be  bath  not  totnarses  toljam  too  requpte  it  ♦ 315ut  asmtt  that  it 
bee  a bottoming  of  a goos  turtte,mfjen  a man  is  both  the  giuer 
ans  recepucr  thereof  Jjtmfelf  ♦ &no  asmit  it  bee  a reccputng  of 
a goos  turne.toben  be  is  both  the  taker  ans  the  giuer.dje  re* 
turne(as  men  terme  it)is  mase  at  bts  obme  scope , ans  it  paf* 
fetb  abiap  foopbbaitb , as  a name  of  salpance  * jfc?  be  that  gt* 
uetb  is  none  other  than  bee  that  rccepuetlj  , but  tljep  bee  both 
cnc.'&his  uioojs  SDsae  bath  no  place.but  bettoeene  ttooo  feue- 
rallparties  Jpoto  then  continued;  not  be  ttill  in  one.mljicb  sif* 
ebargetb  bimfelf  bp  bpnoing  bimfelf?€uen  as  in  a’BSbile  o?  a 
2$all  notljingis  netbermott , nothing  is  bppermott  ,notljrog 
Iatt.no?  nothing  ttrftjbecattfe  tljeojscrof  it  is  Ibtftes  bp  mo= 
tung,fo  as  tbetbinges  go  before  that  came  bebtnse,  ans  the 
tbinges  come  bp  tljatboent  soime , ans  all  e bmges,bob>foc«er 

tljep 


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of  Benefiting.  72  . 

thcp  go,  returne intoo  one  5 cuen  fo  mull  c(joa  thtnhc  it  fanes 
outinman.Cbaungetbou  him intoo  neuerfo  manietljinges, 
aim  pet  is  be  the  fame  partie  ftiU.  fpcbatlj  beaten  bt'mfelf  1 bm 
batbnoman  too  feme  fo?  sooingbim  m?ong . hpeebatb  tpes  0? 
(but up  fjimfclf : be  caubaue  no  action  of  faife  imp?ifonment» 
Cpefjatfj  bone  bimfelf a good  turne : beerequptes  it  ettett  luttlj 
cbebooingofit  . de  nature  of  the  thing  cannot  bee  faps  too 
bane  forgone  aught, beeaufe  that  mbatfoeiier  is  pinches  front 
it , retnrnetb  intoo  it  agein : neither  can  anie  thing  bee  lolle, 
tohiche  hath  not  mbcrcoutof  too  paHe,  bukmpnoetb  bache  a* 
gein  intoo  mljence  it  came . SBljat  iphcndTe  (fapeth  he e)  hath 
this  example  too  the  queftiun  p?opo«abes?31  MU  tell  thee. 
3Pitt  the  cace  thou  bee  bnthanhfull  too  thpfelf  - pet  is  not  this 
go  ob  turne  loft : fo?  the  bed  omer  of  it  bath  it  ftiiUPnt  the  race 
thou  milt  not  receiue  it  t thou  haft  it  mith  thee  befo?e  it  bee  be- 
lutrres  thee.  Chon  canft  not  fd?go  awght : fo?  mhatfoeucr  is 
tahenfeom  thee, is  gotten  too  thee  . Che  Wheels  is  turneb 
laithinthpfclf:3intahtng,t.hougiucft,?  ingiuuig,tbautahcft» 


24  f s 


-.)up: 


jc#.C{)apitcc, 

^an(fapetl)  heejmufte  boo  btmfef a goob 
tur  ne,ergo  hentuft  alforcquptc  it.Che  3n* 
tecesent  is  faife, mherbpon  the  confequent 
hangetb  »4fo?  noman  sooetb  goob  curnes 
too  htmfeuibutljc  follometh  hi?  ohme  Ji2a* 
ture.mhtchehath  frames  him  too  a certein 
felfloue,hp  meanes  mijerof  he  hath  a fingu* 
larregarbe  taaeftbemtbinges  b«rtfuli>anstoa  fccke after 
thtnges  that  map  coe  him  goob.  Cberfo?c,  neither  is  he  libe* 


felf,no?  pitifull  that  remeth  his  omne  mifenes . Chat  mbt'che 
mere  Uberalitie^ereie,  ans  pitie,  if  itmere  soone too  ana* 
ther  mantis  but.nature,being  soone  too  amannes  fdf. 

SI  goob  turne  isa  free  tbingibut  too  see  goo&too  ones  felft 
is  of?naturall  neceffitie.  Chemoe  goob  turnes  a man oooethi 
tfe  mo?e  bfns&eiaU  is.  he  * 35utmbo  mas  eucr  p?apfeo  fo?  bei* 

* * ' w 


The  fifth  booke 

ping  Ijtmfdf?  o?  fo*  Defending  ijimfelf  from  robbers  ?|2ommt 
beltotoeth  a benefite  oppon  bimfelf,  nomo?e  tljan  be  bdl  otoetlj 
interteinement  bppon  btmfelf*J2ontan  gittetlj  too  bimfdf.no* 
mote  tbanbe  ienottlj  too  bimfelf ; 3jf  a man  befreeno  bimfelf: 
be  ooetb  it  aluwp  ana  tmtljout  ceaUuig.fpe  cannot  fieepe  a tuft 
redtemng  ofljts  freendbips : ana  bob)  (ball  be  tbni  rcqupte 
tbemjfftbtbat  bp  bio  reqnpting.  be  benefitetb  bimfeif  ageine? 
fo?  bob)  fbowta  a man  aifcctne  > iubttbcr  be  aoc  btmfelf  a goon 
turne  oj;  reqttpte  one,  feeing  tlje  matter  is m^ougbt  all  in  one 
perfone  23  bane*  aeliuerea  mpfelfeuc  offome  naunger  djauc 
3l  noba  beftotoea  a benefite  bppon  mpfelf ? 31  aeituer  mpfelfa 
geine  from  aaungcTt  iron)  tobitber  aoe  3!  beflotoe  0?  requpte? 
spo  jeouer.altbougb  31  fbouia  graunt  tbee  tlje  firfi;  partmame* 
ip  tbaf  toee  become  benefites  bppon  our  felues t l>et  mill  31  not 
graunt  tbee  that  toljiclje  folotoctb.Jfo?  altbouge  snee  beifobte, 
pecaoemee  not  otoe»20bpfor^pcaufeb)eereceiueageineoue 
ofbanae.3n  benefiting,  it  bebouetbbs.firlftobrecetue.tben 
too  otoc,  ana  a&erbrarn  too  requpte. 15ut  beere  is  no  tpmeof 
otrnng , inafmudje  as  luce  receiue  ageige  tottbout  tarpaunce* 
CSjcre  is  no  gitiing  >but  toa another  man  : there  is  no  requp* 
ting,  but  too  anotberman  ♦ Cbio  thing  tobicbefo  oftentpmes 
rtqupjetb  ttooo  pjoperties.is  not  polfiblc  too  bee  none  Kill  in 
one* 

2D2 D bane  ooone  a thing  too  a mamtes  be* 
boof.ts  a benefitc^Dca , fo  tbctooojoe  aoo, 
batter  cfpetf  too  anotbertnan.  tfojtoilnot 
meiubuike  bint  too  bee  out  of  bis  buttes, 
that  Qjallfap  bee  bath  fola  a thing  too  bint* 
i felf  ? -f  oyfellingis  an  alienatio  of  a thing 
that  is  a manncs  ottne.ana  a conucptngo* 
uer  of  bts  right  in  tlje  fame  too  another  man « $no  Ulte  as  too 
felUoalfo  too  giue.is  too  paffe  atoap  a thing  from  thpfelf,  ano 
too  mafic  anotberman  obnter  of  that  tohicbe  toas  thpne  afoje* 
J?2ob)if  benefiting  bee  of  tlje  fame  fo$e:tben  can  nomanbene* 

fice 


mm 


ofBenefyting. 


fite  bunfef.becaufe  noman  can  giue  augljc  to  blmfelf.jfo;  then 
fljouls  ttooo  contraries  clo?e  tn  one;  fo  as  giuing  ans  taking 
Qyottln  bee  al  one  tbing/Jfiut  there  is  great  sifference  bettoijct 
gtuing  ans  taking . 3ns  goon  caufe  tobp : confisering  born 
tbofe  tooo;ses  are  matron  fullbutteone  agetnde  another  *3| 
faps  a little  afo;e,bota  feme  tooojses  Ijaue  relation  too  other* 
folkes,ans  are  of  fuebe  nature,  tljat  the  tofjole  Cgnification  of 
them  separtetlj  from  ourfelucs.  31  am  a b?otber,hos)beeit  tod 
anotberman : fo;  noman  is  b;otljer  too  btmfelf.3!  am  a peere; 
but  too  anotberman  :fo;  noman  is  peere  too  bintfelfe.  %])t 
thing  that  is  compares  , is  not  snserlfoose  Without  bis 
match : ans  the  thing  that  is  ctipples  is  not  toitljout  a felorne* 
SS>o  alfo , the  thing  that  is  giuen , is  not  Without  a recepuer: 
neither  is  a'Bettefite  sntljout  another  too  beebcnefitesbptt. 
®he  fame  thing  appeereth  bp  the  berie  Eerme  toherein  this 
benefiting  is  cotetnes^ut  noman  benefited  bimfelf,nomo;e 
than  bee  fauoureth  himfeif  o;  taketh  part  initb  htmfelf.  2Bce 
map  pjofecute  this  matter  pet  longer  ans  mitlj  mo  examples* 
^nsmbpnotPfitbabenefite  is  to  bee  counter  in  the  nomber 
of  tljofe  thingesbuhiche  require  a feconspartte*  Somethin* 
ges, though  thepbee  honeft.berie  gooslp , ans  right  excellent* 
Ip  bertuoufe  t pet  baue  tbep  not  their  effect, but  in  a copartner* 
Jfaithfulneffe  is  commeitses  ans  bonoures  fo;  one  of  the  grea* 
teft  things  belonging  too  mankpns.  3ns  pet,ts  anp  man  faps 
too  Ijaue  bin  faptjjfull  o;  to  baue  kept  p;omis  iuttb  bmtfef  ? 


flDtn  eomme  3!  too  the  fall  part.Cpe  that  te* 
quptes  a goos  turne , mult  fo;goe  fomme* 
tobatjltkeasbeesoetb  that  papeth  mom 
npe.^uthefo;goeth  nothing, tobtebe  ren= 
sereth  too  bimfelf : jftontoje  than  be  gap* 
nethjtshiche  recetucth  of  bimfelf.^enefp= 
ting , ans  Eegupting  mult  paffc  too  ans 
froibtit  tnithtn  oneman  there  is  no  tntercourfe,lj)etbat  requi* 
teth  niufi  pleafure  the  partie  thathas  pleafures  hint  afo;e . ff?e 

that 


The  fifth  booke 

that  rcqitptetI)t6o!jtmrclf,va!jam  pleafttreeh  he  ifpimfelf.But 
mbatmanloobes  not  fox  tfjc  rcqmtail  of  a bcnefitc  onebohere, 
ana  foj  clje  lientatc  t tfe ! fa  11  o t h e r m h e r c Hp  e tb  a t requitcrtlj  too 
f)lmfcif,yicafutetfj  hintfelf.  3nb  mber  mas  there  euer  fo  ranlie 
a carle  that  moulb  nottoe  that?^ea  rather,  mho  bathe  not 
plapeb  the  Carle, too  boe  that  ?31f  fteemapetbanbe  our  feCaesf 
(faptb  be).,mee  mapalfo  rcqupce  bpnbnefie  to  our  {elites, Slim 
fap,3!  tbanb  mpfeif  that  3!  tooke  not  fuche  a montan  too  mpfe, 
anbthat-3i  enterebno  felomfinp  mitb  fuche  a man , 3lw  fo  rap- 
ing mee  p?apfe  otirfelues , aim  fo?  the  better  alloming  of  our 
fatt,mee  ahufc  the  moojbes  of  tbankfgitting  ♦ Chat  is  a bene* 
ntc.mhiche  is  at  libertie  not  too  bee  recepueb , euen  tohen  it  is 
in  performing = But  he  that  beftomeb  a bettefite  bppon  hintfelf 
cannot  but  recepuebts  omne  pjofer  t Ergo  it  is  no  benefite . % 
benefite  is  recepueb  at  one  tpnte,and  requpteb  at  anotber.ftno 
in  benefiting , the  thing  that  is  mofi  allomable , the  thing  that 
is  mofi  commendable , ts  that  a man  fojgettcth  his  omne  p?o* 
fit  too  boo  anotherman  good,  and  tabetb  from  ljimfelf  to  glue 
to  anotherman  .But  fo  booth  not  bee  that  benefited  hintfelf* 
Benefiting  is  a felomlike thing  t it  purcljafeth  fauourtitma* 
ketb  men  beholden.  But  in  gluing  too  a mans  felf  there  ts  no « 
feiomflup  at  all, there  is  nomans  fauour  pttrcbafeo,  it  rnakctb 
noman  beholbing,itinco?agethnomantoofap , Cljis  man  be* 


turne,andhemtUdoo  rnec  onetoo,Cbatis  a benefite.mhtelje 
a rnan  gitteth  notfo?hts  omne  fake,  but  fo?  the  parties  fabeto 
inborn  bee  giuctb.it  .But  Ijee  that  booth  hintfelf  a goob  tiune, 
booth  ic.foj  hi?  omne  fake : Ergo.it  ts  no  benefits* 


Cemetlj  it  nom  bntoo  thee , too  bee  bntrue  tohtcbe 3? 
jfapb  attbe  beginning?  Chou  fapeftU  am  qupte  gone 
[from  booing  that  mhtche  ts  tuoo?thmplabourjO?  ra* 
fc  ther  that  31  lofe  all  mp  labour  in  goob  fadnefie  • <$iue 
wee  leaue  a little , anb  t&ou  (halt  haue  pet  better  caufe  too  lap 


of  Benefiting.  y^ 

thou  arc  ftapro  out  oftbem , thou  (bait  batte  gapneo  no  mope 
by  tt-bttt  that  t!;ou  map!!  ttnnio  tljcc  out  offttcbe  narroto  pcin- 
ces,as  thou  necoeif not  too  bauecome  intoo  ,epcepttboii  bao* 
oell  Mice . tfc?  too  bibat  purpofets  it  too  bu|te  a mannesfeif, 
in  nntptng  rbckncttes  mijicbebebtrnfelf  maeeteo  bntpe?^ut 
like  as  fomrare  fo  etoilfeo  toogitber  fo?  plcafctre  ano  paftpmc, 
as  anbnfiulfuUbooie  fl;aU  tjarBlp  bnkmtte  tljemtano  pet  fjee 
that  ttoilleo  them  bnoooctb  them  toitb  cafe,  becaufe  be  knou>= 
ethtbebjapeesanoiettes  of tljeni,  lnSjtcbe notbutblfanoing 
bauefomepleafure  mtbem,  (fo?  t!jep  trpep  fljarpues  of  mens 
fcnttes.ano  malic  tfjctu  too  take  becot)  :€uen  tb,tSjofe  tbinges 
tobicb  feeme  fade  ant  captioufe,  too  no  ntennes  mpnoesfto 
feccur«tie,DuIuefre;ano  &lctfnano  tberfeje  tbc  fedo  tuber* 
in  tbep  tuatke,m«0  nom  ano  then  bee  ftretneo  brith  fuc(je  tbm= 
geSianofome  Ijarfijncffc  ano  rpngbnefremuffcetetobpicsbee 
calf  in  tijeir  b)ap,fo  as  tbep  map  but  euen  crccpc  out,  ano  take 
tbe  better  bceoe  mbere  cfjcp  fet  their  footc,3it  isfapo , djatna* 
matt  isontljankfult : ano  that  is  gatberco  thus . $ benefice  ts 
that  to&tdje  pjofitetb : but  aspeu  Smkes  opljoloe , noman  can 
p?ofit  aneuill  man : Ergo  an  bntbankfullman  takeeb  no  bene* 
fttetatio  fo  confequcndp  be  is  not  bnthaukfull , 3gcin,a  bene* 
fire  is  an  Ijoitcft  ano  ailolnable  tbing.-but  anbonclf  ano  allotoa* 
bit  thing  cannotbee  fafineo  bppon  an  eutil  mans  neptljer  then 
can  a benefice  be  falleneo  bppou  an  euiU  man.35ut,tf  be  cannot 
rcccpuc  tt,tbcn  otigbt  be  not  too  reguptett.ane  Co  is  be  not  bn* 
tbanMuII.SDn  tbe  other  fpoe, (as  po«  fap)a  gooo  map  oootb  at 
tbinges  arigbd'Bnt  if  he  ooo  all  tbinges  aright,  then  can  bee 
pot  bee  bntbankfuli  t Ergo  tnafmucbe  as  a gooo  man  repp* 
ttth , ano  an  etui!  man  taketb  not  j it  follotoctb  that  there  is 
neptber  gooo  man  no?  euiU  man  bHtbaiikfuiltanofo.bnthank*; 
full  anothanhfefle  m butinalf  termes  amongmen,ano  btter- 
ipbntboutfigmfieatipm 

, ^here  ts.  but  one  gooo  thing  among  bs > ano  that  is  hone* 
Cie^his  cannot  light  bppon  an  eutUmau-^o?  he  ccafietbtoo 
b©  euilhagoncas  bertue  ertteretbintobtm.'But  astongashe 
is  etttll,ncmnncan  fallen  agoag^trnbpon  hi.m,  bccaufe  poe- 

t!;ihges 


The  fifth  books 


tbittgesanueuilltljingcs  areatoifcojue  among  tbemfelues, 
anu  cannot  cio?e  in  one. defame  alfois  tljereafon  mbp  no* 
man  can  pjoScc!jun,becaufe  tijat  mljatfoeuet  commetij  too 
bim,bemarretbttbp  abuSngit^Foj  like  as  tbettomacRetbae 
ts  infetfeumitb  ItckncfTc  anu  atclopeu  mitlj  cljoler,  cljaungetb 
all  tlje  meates  tijat  it  recepuet^anu  ttttrnecfi  alt  foouc  tntao  tlje 
nurrilbment  oHjis  iiifeafe:  Cuen  fa  a blpnucumpnu , m!jatfo= 
eucr  pou  commit  unto  it, maketlj  it  a burtljen , a mifebeef , anu 
anoccaitonof  miferieuntoo  itfelf  ♦ 'But  tbe  greater  pjofperi* 
tie  anu  meltb  that  euill  men  ljaue,tbemojeis  tbeirejtcelTeof 
outrage  ••  anu  tljep  feele  tljemfelues  fo  ntucb  tbeleffe , as  tljep 
baue  ligljteu  intoo  greater  matter  mljercin  too  flats  xErg* 
noticing  can  come  too  euill  menne,  mbicbe  fljoulo  uoo  tljem 
gooumj  ratber,  nothing  can  come  at  them  that  Ifrali  not  uoo 
tljem  ljnrt.  #o?  mbatfoeuer  befallestbem , tljep  ebaungett  tit* 
to  tljeir  ornne  nature:  anu  tlje  things  that  of  tljemfelues  fljoulu 
bee  uerie  gooulp  anu  p jofitable  if  tljep  mere  beftototo  upp  on  a 
goon  man, are  untoo  tljem  right  nopfome^fjerefo janeptkef 
can  tljep  uoo  a goou  tttrne  ( foj  noman  can  uoo  that  toljicbeis 
not  in  Ijtm  coo  uoo)neptljer  Ijauetljep  anp  mitltoo  uoo  goou. 


€11,  though  tljefe  twinges  mere  as  pow 
fapj^et  map  an  ettill  man  receiue  fringes 
like  untoo  fienefites,fo?  tlje  not  requpting 
m fjereoflje  fbalboe  untbankfull.^tjere  boo 
gooues  oftljempnue,  gooues  oftbeboute, 

■ anu  gooues  of  fortune . 'Clje  gooues  of  tlje 
minue  are  barreu  fromafoole  anu  an  euilf 
man  *But  be  is  aumitteu  too  tlje  gooues  of  fortune , anu  be  is 
able  too  receiue  tbem>anu  bonnu  too  requite  tbermanu  if  be  re* 
qupte  not,  be  tsuntljankfull,  &nu  this  is  not  our  conflittition 
onelp  ♦ st o ? tlje  Ter^itenket  (mho  gitte  Uerie  large  anompue 
fcopetoomannes  feliritte)  Tape  that  the  fmallerfujtofbene* 
fites  uoe  befall  unto  euilmen  alfo.#2om  be  tljat  requptetbnot 
tbofe,is  bntbankfuUBut  mm  Rke  not  that  tbofe  things  l&oalu, 
v bee 


of  Benefiting; 

bee  calleo  benefit es , niberebptbe  mime  t toeib  not  the  better' 
Jpotobeeit  toeeoettpenot  that  tbep  bee  comtnautttes : ano  luee 
oettpe  not  but  tbep bee  too  bee  ccueteo.  'Cbefe  bee  tbetljtnges 
tbataneuillmanmapbocbgiuetooagooo  mananotabcof  a 
goon  mamas  motutpe  rapment, promotions,  9 Ipfe*  Wtljicb  if 
be  requite  not, be  falletb  into  p blame  of  an  Unthankful  perfon. 

tButbobJ  can  pou  call  bitnbntbanbfull,fonwt  requiting  of 
tl;at  toljicbe  pott Tap  is  no  benefits? 

g>omme  tljtnges , although  tljcpbee  not  tbe  treto  tbittgcs 
tljeutfelues  t get  are  eomppeljenoco  bnoer  the  fame  terme  ,bp 
reafon  of  their  lilteneffe  bntoo  tljem . S>o  terme  mee  g>ealop 
belles  though  tljepbee  maoeoffiluer  oj  goto . &o  terme  toee 
btmbnlerneo,not  onlp  tobiebe  is  altoogitber  taitljout  lerntitg, 
but  alfo  tobteb  bath  not  attepneo  too  fomitteoiepehnoiDleege* 
&>oaman  that  bath  fane  one  tbt'nclotbeo  ano  altoo  raggeo, 
tapes  be  bath  feeneanakeoman  ♦ after  tlje  fame  matter,  tbefe 
tbinges  are  no  benefites,butpettljep  bear e tlje  countenance  of 
benclltes*  ; v 

%l)tn  litre  as  tbefe  bee  as  it  toere  benefi tes , ano  not  bene* 


futlinoeeoe;  - 

< Cbatisfalftjbpcaufe  tbatastoell  be  that recepuetb them 
as  be  that  gtttetb  them, not  botbe  account  them  as  benefites* 
3no  therefore  as  muebe  is  be  bntbanbfull.tobicbe  octet* 
uetb  imoer  pretence  of  taking  a tretti  benefitetas  be  is  a popfo* 
ner  toljicbe  giuetlj  arnan  pop?on,in  ffeoeofgooo  3!e\»ce, 

C^^iutXljapttcr, 

Leamhes  oealetb  pet  more  rigo^ouflp . 31* 
though  (fapetb  be) it  ha  no  beneftte,tobtcbe 
bereceiuetbtpet  is  be  bntbanbfull,bpcaufe 
betoonlonot  bauerequiteo , though  it  bao 
bin  one*  ^0  alfo  is  a matt  as^urtbever, 
befOpcbe  bane  liepneo  bis  battoes:  bpcaufe 
armeo.atto  fuilp  purpofeo  too 
itt  ere* 

%.iiu 


cutiotr, 


The  fifth  books 

cation , anti  tutelage  it, but  net  begin  it  ♦ %\)t  thing  that  be  w* 
ceiueb  >t»as  not  agoob  turn, but  mas  fo  termta  * Churchtray* 
t0,3  avt  puin{?eo  though  none  of  them  can  late  ijaub  bpontje 

(gObbCS.  ' 

3ut  hom(fayctb  he)ca»  any  bony  b& bnthanfcfuH  temarae* 
an  eutU  man , feeing  tijat  a bsnefite  cannot  bee  faflcnca  bypan 
an  eufiinianfOctclpiut'biis  refpcet3tbatbe  haxljreceiuca  of 
Ijtm , femme  of  tlje  twinges  d;ac  goe  fo?  goon  among  the  bn* 
flulfulbanb  tijetfojc  eutU  though  be  bee, yet  mull  he  bee  j$anlt* 
fuU  totoaraes  him  teitb  fcmnieUKetbmgianti  feeing  ije  toofce 


ice.djey  are  fayeB.t0Qh3utbo?romca  momtye  ,bochehetbae 
otuctb  gala,  anb  alfo  be  tbatometh  Aether  eoyneb  mitb  the  co= 
won fiawyc,  fudjc  as  mao  among  dje  Laccdememans , hyraufe 
it  feiuetlj  the  Horae  if  currant  monnye  * loobe  in  mhat  fcynae 
of  thing  tljou  art  bcunhe>m  the  fame  fctnbebtfcljarge  djou  djy 


rrebtd 


}$|  i V.  it  : . • so 


»3~r- 


| Jf)at  thing  benefites  We, anb  tobither 
/g0  dje  maicfiie  oftljat  noblenamc  ought 
too  ftee  placfeea  aoutic  too  this  byle 
anb&wcg eerKxiflHiife^natyauiit 
W#®fiili!3  Wwnubtb  fo?  other  foi&cs  faltes. 
\ k^®|l^^depouyour  Wynnes  bppon  the 
\\  outmam  Ibome  of  the  truUje,au0 

‘ ; When  yee  fpeaitc  of  honeftte,  mhatfo* 

euer  it  be  that  is  b?uteb  by  dje  name 

of  boneif.that  boto  you,  pour  feiues  baton,* 

Ss  by  you(fayetb  be)nsma»  is  thanfeieffet  fo  agemeby  you 
allmcnarethanbleRe.  ^you&ola  opinion  that  ail  emUracn 
arc  fooiesiant)  he  that  hath  enebyce  hath  all  bycest  anb  fo  are 
all  men  foolesfojafmucbeas  all  are  euilirE^<?  all  men  are  bn* 
thanhfull . $3em  mhat  then  fboetb  not  the  rep?oche  light  imi* 
uer fatly  bppon  all  wanbyna  ?3Jj3i$  not  a common  complaint, 
that  goes  tames  at e;ioft,anb  twufjf  1$ hot  bfrie  feauejmhithn 

requite 


of  Benefyting.  7 6 

requite  not  eml!  too  fuclje  as  !ja«e  seferues  tcell?  Cbere  is  no 
caufc  b)fjp  peefijoulo  tbittke  tins  too  bet  tbe  grusge  of  ns  only: 
ans  tljat  baec  alone  boo  tljintfe  all  tljinges  are  enill  ans  CarUc- 
naugljt  tljat  fall  not  out  euen  ans  tuft  imtb  tbe  JRuIe  of  right. 
35e{jol3,3!  boot  not  tn'jat  a bopcc,  ( not  fence  out  of  tbe  Ijoule  of 
tlje  'pijtlofoyljerSjbut  out  of  tlje  mioses  of  tlje  common  multi* 
tasejeonocmtungtobolelpeoples  ans  jftacions.krpetb  cut. 

The  Quell  may  fcarjly  trufl  his  ho  fie, nor yet  the  ho  fie  bis  Cue  fir 
Nor  fathers  we l their foninlawcs.Tea fieeldome  tymes  doth  refi 
Betweene  borne  brothers  fitch  accord  as  brothers  ought  to  hasten 
The  man  woeld bring  his  wy  fe,the  wyfe  hir  hujbdd  too  bis  graue, 

1 ^btsismojetbanSTfpakeof.lfrenelitesareturneBintoa^a* 
nes,ano  tbe  hlttsis  not  {pares  oftljofefo?  toljo  blus  ought  too 
bat  fpent.££tee  perfecute  benefites  b)itlj  ^mojs  9 popfotting* 
^00  rebel!  ageing  a mannes  obme  Countries  too  oppjelfe  it 
U>ic(j  bit  obme  &b)o;tB)is  nob)  reputes  foj  puiflfance  ans  rnooj* 
tbineflGt.  Ipee  that  Ijatlj  not  mountes  aboue  tlje  Comoa  locale, 
tbinkes  Ijtmfelf  too  Hans  berp  lotoeltke  anbnserling.'dje  ar* 
mtes  receiues  of  bir,are  turnes  too  Ijir  confulton.ans  it  is  be* 
tome  a Capteinlp  erbo?tatton  too  fapj&irs,figljt  agetnlf  pour 
22Xiues,figbtageinftpour  Cljilc?en,make  alTaultbppon  pour 
obme  Cljurcljes,pour  ljoufes,$pour  ©oases,  ioow  that  ought 
not  too  Ijaue  enteres  into  the  Citiemo  not  euen  to  a trptunpb, 
tmtbouttbeleaaeoftbe  S>enate:anspou  tljat  ougbttoo  baue 
bils  pour  Courtesbutljout  the  2Hal!es,cuen  laljcn  pou  bjing 
Ijome  pour  armies  toitlj  bisojte:  nob)  ntarelje  pe  tntoo  tlje  Ci* 
ttebntlj  banners  sifplapes  , after  pou  Ijauemurtljeres  pour 
obmeComttrtmemans  bathes  pour  felues  in  tlje  bins  of  pour 
obme  iSinfmenXet  libertie  be  clean  s?iuen  out  among  &>ou!* 
spers  CnOgnes,  ans  let  that  people  b)ljtc!je  is  the  Conque* 
tour  ans  Smbaebier  of  jSactons^ot  notue  at  length  befeeges 
toitbin  bir  obme  SQalleSjans  bee  put  in  feare  ofbir  obme  tu- 
ners after  Ibeljatb  chares  aboap  al  outtoars  Carres,  ans  fup? 
Pjcffcs  all  fojrein  feare. 

Chapiter, . 

SJnkpns 


The  fifth  booke 

JSkpllb  toas  (/orioiaMe  becpm* 

nting  pttifuH  too  late,lapb  amape 
Mteapon  after  repeutaunce  of  (ns 
mickebnelfe, bombed  in  tljemiubes 
oj'  Ctuill  daughter  ♦ Enfcpnbe  mas 
(/it e line , tufjo  tljougfjt  it  but  a final 
matter  too  conquer  (no  omne  Cou* 
trie,ejrcept  be  might  lap  itmad.anb 
bring  in  the  Armies  of  Sauey  anb 
‘Delpbynois, anb  cal  tn  tbe  enentpes  from  bepoitb  tlje  Afpes,  too 
mreake  their  olo  ano  natiuc  Ijatrcb  bppon  tfje  Cttte,  fo  as  the 
Eomanc  Captetnes  mpgljt  pap  tbe  peerempnbes  beme  of  15  g 
tpme  too  tlje  Cumbes  of  the  Gallet.  Slnkinbe  mas  CAius  Ma- 
rius , mljo  being  calico  from  the  6alliflop  too  tbe  ConftilQ)tp» 
coulo  not  feele  bis  otfpleafure  fufftcientlp  reuengeb , no?  bim- 
felfmcll  fettleb  in  bis  former  Hate, till  be  bob  ouermatcljeb  all 
former  daughters  lb  tlje  daughter  of  tlje  Qmbriam $ not  onlp 
biomen  bp  a 'Crumpet,  but  alfo  bin  bimfelf  as  a Crumpet  too 
tbebanilbment  anb  Citttll  daughter  of  bis  CountrimemiUn* 
kpnb  bias  Lucius  Syiu, in  healing  bis  Countric  mttb  fo?er  re- 
mebies  tban  tbe  perilles  tbemfelues  mere*  TOo  Ijauing  gone 
bypottmannesblub  from  tlje  Cotoje  of  Treneft  too  tbe  ©ate 
Colima , maoe  nem  battels  anb  nem  daughters  in  tbe  Citie, 
anb  cooping  bp  ttooo  legions  in  a corner,  murtbereb  them  e- 
uerpcljone,botb  after  bitfortc,(mijicb  mas  a crtteltie)anb  after 
parbon.mljtclje  mas  ageind  all  confeieneeiano  aftermaro  fet- 
foojtlj  a proclamation , (goon  <0ob ) tljat  bee  mbiclje  ftilleb  a 
Citizen  ofEonte,  Iboulb  not  onelp  fcapebnpunifbeb,but  alfo 
recepuesponnp,  anb  melneere  beecromneb  mitb  aCitigar* 
ionb.<Hnkpnbmas  foeusTomeiusftlj  o for  bis  tbjee  Cottfuk 
Ibtppes,  for  bis  three  Crpumpbes,anb  for  bis  fomanie  ljo* 
nour  s tobicljcffor  tlje  mod  part)  bee  bao  afptreb  to  before  bee 
mas  ofrppepceres : renbereb  this  tljancfee  too  the  Common 
iuralc , that  beput  others  in  podedlon  of  it  alfo , as  though  be 
might  bauemabe  bis  omnepreljeminence  tlje  lelfeenupeo,bp 
making  tlje  thing  lamfull  for  manp  nten,mijicbc  mas  lamfull 


ot  beaety  ting.  77. 

ft?  man?  nten,tobicbe  toas  latofttll  ft?  ttcrnan . jfo?  tobple  bee 
fougbt  eptrao?cinarte  gouernementes : tobple  bee  cilfributec 
$3?ouinces  to  take  tbe  cbopce  of  them  to  btmfelf:  tobple  be  ce« 
Mtt>cu  tbe  common  locale  too  tbeCbjotmeR , To  asttoo  partes 
of  it  remapnec  in  bis  otone  $>ottfe  t Ijcc  brought  tbe  people  of 
Home  too  fuebe  an  aftercale , as  tjtep  conic  not  continue  in 
' fafcttCjbutbptbe  benefite  of boncage  ♦ tanktnc  toas  tbe  eerie 
enemte  ancbanguifber  of ‘Pwpd,  C*m  inlm  C*.f*r. inbo,  fo? 
all  bis  tenoertng  of  tl;c  Comon  toeale,  anc  fo?  all  bis  fatoning 
bppon  tbe  CotnonaUiCj  lee  tbe  ©Karres  about  from  Jfraunce 
anc  ® ermanie  intoo  tbe  Citie , anc  pttcbcc  bis  Campe  in  tlje 
Circle  ofH^ma^.neerer  than  Torfema  bac  cootie,  jit  ciece, 
right  eft  temper  tljc  rigour  of  l)ig  bitto?ic , anc  be  perfo?mec 
bis  o?cinarie  faping.tobicbe  toas  that  be  llclu  noman  but  if  be 
lucre  in&rntes  ♦ dlbat  fault  bac  be  then  ? 22Jbercas  tbe  red* 
cite  efee tbeir  toeapons  mo?e bluecilp,pet  at  length  tbep  mere 
fatiCftee,?  tape  them  coune  agetn.^ut  tbig  man  cic  foone  put 
bp  bis  S>too?ee  ,but  be  neuer  lapeit  atoap.  GJntbankfull  teas 
jintjtdie  .too  bis  atone p?eferrer,  in  that  beeauoftec  bim  too 
bee  latofullp  flapne.anc  acmittec  bis  murtberers  tod  p?ouin» 
ces  anegouernement  * 3netobenbeebac  to?nebis  Countrie 
toitb  p?ofcriptiong , imtafions,ano  battelles  t after  all  tbefe 
mifcbeeues.be  gaue  it  ouer  intoo  boneagetanc  that  not  bntoo 
Montane  iftinge  s , but  after  fuebe  a ft?te , as  tbe  fame  Comon 
toeale  tobiebe  bac  fullie  «ffo?co  right  libertte , anc  fretcome, 
too  ibeAchay as  Rhodians  anc  manp  other  noble  Ctttes,fboult» 
it  felf pap  tribute  toogeftee  men. 

^me  tooiilc  faplemeif  31  (bottle  retken  bp  all 
that  bane  bin  bntljanfefull , euen  toitlj  tlje  ct* 
ter  ceftrutrtonof  tbetr  countries-^  nb  as  enc* 
lefleantattertooulo  it bee»too  ronne  otter  tbe 
excellent  anc  toelcifpo^ec  men , too  toljom 
tbe  Comon  toeale  itielf  hath  bin  bntbanefee* 
full : anc  too  tyetoe  b°to  Ibee  batb  oftentpmes  offencec  no 

U>U  Uffe 


The  fifth  booke 

Idle  age  tuft  others , than  others  haue  offenoeo  agemft  her, 

3!c  bautfheo Camillas , tt feitt Sdpto out  of  the  mate, ano  it 
ourlamtu  Cicero  euen  after  fjc!;an  fuppjefliro  CatHi»e:bzm\\g 
oottnc  his  home  fpoylinghisgooocs , ann  oootng  mljatfoeuec 
C4f#//wj)ifnfciftuoulD  fjauc  none  too  him  if  fje  hao  gotten  the 
btctojte  ♦ RutUius  mas  remaroeo  fo?  his  innoccncic , too  goc 
byoe  his  heao  tit  Afia,  Cije  people  ofEonte  fayeo  Cato  nap  of 
the.l0?eto?fljip,ano  utterly  ocny  echini  tl>c  confulfijp.JOa  b® 
eomonlybnthankftill  allofus.Het  ettery  manaflte  btsomne 
confcience.Ccbc  man  complayttesofotbers  bntbankfulneflfe. 
But  it  toulo  not  fall  out  that  all  fljouio  complayne.bnlciTc 
there  mere  caufe  too  complayne  of  all . &re  all  men  then  but 
only  unthan  It  full  ?2>ts,  they  bee  alto  allcouetoufe,  all  malted 
eufe,anoall  fearfull,  Specially  thofethat  feemetoo  beemod 
fjarste.^ea  31  fay  further  , they  bee  all  ambitioufe , ano  all  bn* 
gooly , But  there  is  no  eaufe  mby  yeelhoulo  bee  attgrte  mitb 
them:rather  bcaremith  tbe.fo?  they  bee  all  out  of  their  mittes, 
3 totlnot  call  thee  Uacbe  too  oncer  t cutties, S p?cy  thee  fee  bom 
bnthankfull  youth  is.  (IBho  is  he,  (bee  he  neuer  fo  innocent, 
tneebe , ano  kynoljarteo.)  t|at  ooetb  not  mtfb , mayt , ano  long 
fo?  bio  fathers  oeatb  ? cohere  is  ther  e one  among  a nomber, 
that  moulobe  loth  his  toyfc  (hottlooye,  ano  not  rather,maltetb 
reckcningbppon  her  oeatb , beelbee  neuer  fo  gooo  amyfc  ?3I 
p?ayyou,  mljat  man  being  intangleo  inthelame , anorio  out 
of  it  by  fomme  other  mamics  helpe.toillbeare  fo  great  e a be* 
neSte  in  minor, anie  longer  thantill  the  neitt  matter  that  com* 
mesmayputit  outofhtsbeao.?Ehis  mee  beefurr  of:  there 
is  noman  oyethmithout  gurogingitljerets  noman  that  at  bis 
lad  hour  oares  fate. 

Now  we  loom  death  whiche  eudes  the  race 
That  jortmtegattemee heere  too  trace, 

H&booepartctb  not  umuillingly  ? mho  oeparteth  not  figbmg^ 
But  it  is  the  point  of  an  bnthankfull  perfone,  not  too  bee  eon* 
tenteo  bitth  the  tyrne  fo?epaltaimayeg  theoaies  of  a rnannes 
life  totlb®  feme,  if  he  fall  too  numbering  tbem.Conltoer  bom 
tljefouerein  gooo  condfietb  notin  tyme.l^om  long  o?fbo?t  fo 


bfBenefyting.  78. 

mt  tty  tpme  bee, take  it  in  gooo  moo  jeb . C&e  prolonging  of 
tbp  oeat&es  cap  auapletb  t b«  nothing  coo  bliffeonefTe.becaufe 
that  bp  cotihemance  cfjc  life  ts  not  malic  tlje  bliffuller  but  tty 
longer. §)ommutbe  better merete, too  beetbankfullfortbe 
pleafures  tijat  a man  Ijatb  rcceiueo,ano  nee  too  Cano  counting 
of  other  mennes  peerco,  but  too  eftceme  big  otone  gentlp.ano 
too  take  them  fo?  a bauntage  ? Cbis  bath  Gooo  boutfaueo  bp* 
9 on  mee,  tbts  is  pnougb , be  coulo  baue  giuen  mee  mo?e , but 
cuentbtf  alfoia  Ins  benefite . let  bs  bee  tbankfall  too  tbs 
(SoDoes.tbankfuU  too  men,  tljar.kfuU  too  fuclje  asbattebefta-- 
meo  augbt  bppon  02,000  tbankfuil  too  tljofe  alfo  mbicbe  baue 
eoonegoootoo  anic  ofours. 

1pe*j&tt£Xfyapitct* 

.....  . ..  ■:  •>  - - < 

Ipou  bpnoeft  mee  out  of  meafure  ( fapeg 
tljottJ  mben  tbou  fapeft  Ourg . Cberefoj* 
fet  m#  fomme  eno.^p  pour  faping,be  that 
1 o oetlj  a gooo  turne  too  tbe  cbplo  ,ooetb  it 
alfo  too  tbe  father. jfitft  31  moulo  baue  tb« 

1 toofettnee  foromebouuotano  aftermaroe 
too  tell  mee,  if  a gooo  turne  bee  ooone  toe 
tbe  father, mihtbertbe  fame  epteno  alfo  too  tbe  brother, too  the 
tmcle.tno  tbe  graunofatber,too  tbe  mpfe.ano  too  the  father  in* 
lame ? Cell  mee  mbere  31, map  Cop , ano  bom  farr  31  (ball  pur* 
feto  tbe  pebegree  ofperfones?31f3i  ttlltbp  lanoe  fa?  thee,  31 
(ball  ooe  thee  a gooo  turne:  ano  ifj  quenebetbp  buufe  that  is 
oh  a light  fire.or  kotpe  it  in  reparations  that  it  oecap  not,fi)al! 
31  ooetbeenone?3!ftboufauebutmpliaue,  3)  Iballtbmkemp* 
felfbeboloen  too  thee  t ano  milt  not  tbou  countitabeucktcif 
3!fauet!;p  fount? 


0oufetceCoouttebnlikeerampIeg.  tfoj  be  that  til* 
letb  mp  lanoe  .benektetb  not  mp  lanoe,but  mee* 
9tao  be  that  fljopetb  bp  mp  boufc  that  it  fall  not, 
ooetb  tbe  pUafute  too  mee : fo$  tbe  boufettfelf  is 
U*if*  fenfleffe* 


The  fifth  booke 

fcnficfic.  31  am  bis  Setter  fo?  it. of  otberbopfe  be  fjat6.ttone.3lfa 
be  that  till  tlj  mp  gramme,  ooefb  it  not  too  beferue  tucH  of  mp 
grouuse,bitt  ofmee.'Cfje  fameooej  fape  ofmpBonsmaivfoj 
he  is  a part  of  mpdjaetelles,  f is  fatten  foj  mee,aim  tljef foje  39 
am  setter  foj  him.  But  mp  fonne  ts  Ijtmfelf  capable  ofa  goon 
turnc.  % berfojc  it  is  be  tljat  receiuetb  ft, ana  3!  am  gfas  of  Ijis 
bjelfpeesing.31  am  toucljeo  tottlj  Ijirn.  but  not  bouimtoitb  bum 
©Hell  t Ijcit:  3,  omuls  fapne  tljat  tljou  bi'ncfje  tljtnkeff  not  tijp 
felfboiuto , fljoulseltanfmcr  met;  ttjfwljer  the  Ijeltlj , Welfare, 
auD  piofpcrttie  of  tlje  fonne  pertepne  not  too  t&e father  .?©e 
(balbee  the  bappper  if  Ijee  baue  Ijis  fonne  fafe,  aim  the  bnhap* 
pper  if  Ijc  fojgoe  Ijirn.  ji5ob)  then,  if  bp  mp  meanes  Ije  bee  mane 
elje  moje  happier , aim  oeltuereo  from  the  saunger  of  extreme 
mtferlejreceiuetlj  be  no  benefite? 

j!2o,fapes  be . Jfoj  fomrne  tbtnges  are  Self o toes  onlp  bppon 
otljermemtljougb  tljep  reacfje  euenbwo  bs.  3 no  tberfoje  the 
tljmgistoo  bee  semaunses  at  nomannes  Ijanoe  but  (jts  tljat 
recctueo  it  tUke  as  monnpe  is  ncmaunoeoof  tbe  partte  too 
toljorn  ittoas  lent , although  the  fames  to  in  fomne  mpfecome 
too  mphanoesalfo.  therein  no  benefite  niljofe  commosttte 
ejrtcnseth  not  too  them  that  bee  nett  Saim,pea  $ nom  aim  then 
aifo  too  fuche  as  bee  furtberof*  UDitr  controuerfie  is  not , too 
biljom  the  goon  turne  is  palfes  ouet  from  him  that  habit  hello* 
toeb  bppon  bfm:butmhere  ttisbefiobieo  firfi.^houmufifeeke 
the  tljankes  at  the  partiebimfeif,aim  at  the  bene  bodies  beau* 
6otoo  then  31  pjap  thee.bJljen  tljou  acknouilebgelf  that  31 
baue  giuen  tbee  tbp  fonne , aim  that  If  he  hab  mtfearpe#  tljou 
basil  not  hin  allue  :3rt  thou  not  inset  ofa  goob  turne  foj  the 
life  of  him  tobofe  ipfethou  preferred  befo?etbpneotone.?3t 
fuebe  cpme  as  31  faues  tbp  fantie.tbou  fcllellboune  aempfeetCj 
tljou  papbed  tljpbobiesbntoo  tbe  (Sosses , as  if  thou  Ijasseft 
bin  faueb  thpfelf.ans  thou  btbseff  cad  foojtb  fuche  bioojses 
astljefe:31tis  allonetoo  meeas  ifpouljao  faueb  meetpou 
baue  faueb tbJoo,anbmeemofi of hoth.Wcrfo)efpabell thou 
fo,if  tljou  recetueb  no  goob  turne? 

B^canlethat  tf  mp  fonne  bojosaeapetce  offcwtmpe,  3 boll! 


of  Benefiting.  75?. 

pap  Ijtsf  creDi'co? ; but  not  as  aaemtte  efntpne  otone.^ns  if  tup 
fount  bee  taken  in  asuomtrie,31  totlbee  afljames  of  it  ,but  pet 
fiwlnot  31  tljerfoje  bee  the  asulterer.3l  fap  31  am  bouno  too  tbe 
fo?  mp  fonne  t not  bpcaufe3l  ant  fo  in  scene  ,but  bpcaufea  am 
contentes  too  offer  mpfelf  too  bee  tbp  setter  of  mpne  omnefree 
bull  ♦ But  tbou  allesgeft  ,tbat  bp  tbp  fatting:  of  mp  fonne,  g re* 
cetucs  greate  pleafure  ans  commosttte , ans  efcapes  tbe  gree* 
uous  co^^te  of  being  cbplsleflc.  ® be  quettiou  is  not  nom,mbe< 
tberpoubatte  pleafures  mee , but  mbitber  poubaue  benefited 
mee  Jf  o?  a beaft,o  ? a & tone,  o?  an  berbe  map  pleafure  bs ; bnc 
pettbep  benefit e b»  notifo?  a benefite  cannot  bee  hdtomes,but 
bp  a thing  that  to  inscmes  mttb  mill.  jftom  then , tbp  mill  mao 
not  too  bettome  bppon  tbe  father * but  bppon  the  fonne,  ans  it 
map  bee, that  tbou  knemett  not  the  father.®  berfo?e,mijen  tbou 
fapcfi,3I  baue  benefites  tbe  father  bp  mp  fautng  of  bis  Conner 
faie  thus  alfo  on  tbe  otbcrfise,  ^ baue  benefites  one  that  31  ne« 
uer  knem  no?  neuer  thought  of.Befises  this,  nom  ans  then  it 
falles  out,  that  a man  mape  bate  tbe  father  ans  pet  fane  the 
fonne;  ans  milt  tbou  feeme  too  baue  benefites  bim,  too  mbom 
tbou  mart  an  enentie  at  tbe  tpme  of  the  base  sooing But  too 
the  intent  too  fet  afpse  this  altercation  of  intertalke , ans  too 
anfmer  lilteacounfelerinXamettbempnse  oftbe  bettomer 
mutt  bee  confiseresAookeonmbom  bis mill  mas  too  bettome 
bis  goos  turne,  on  bun  be  bettomes  it.  31fbe  sis  it  fo?  the  fa; 
tbers  fake , the  father  rcceiues  a benefite . flDebermpfe , the  fa= 
tber  is  not  bouns  bp  tbe  benefite  bettomes  bppon  bis  fonne, al* 
though  bebaue  fruition  ofit.jSotmitbftansing,if  oppo?tunitie 
ferue  him,  be  bimfelf  alfo  mill  soo  fommernbat  fo?  him  ? not  as 
botmse  of  ncceflitie,but  as  taking  occafion  too  begin.®be  be- 
nefite is  not  too  bee  clapmesattije  fathers  banse  . Jfbesoo 
ante  thing  of  courtefie  fo?  bis  Tonnes  fake,  be  is  iutt,  but  not 
tbankfttiljfo?  it  mere  an  infinite  matter,  if  the  benefite  that  3f 
bettome  bppon  the  fonne , mere  Ipable  too  bis  father,  auS  bis 
mootber,  ans  bis  grannsfatber,ansbis  greate  Sttcie,  ans  bis 
c&ils?en,anbbis  kinffolke,ans  bis  fr«nses,ans  bis  feruantes, 
ansbiscountrie. 

€Mfy«  £S3ljcre 


The  fifth  booke 

COIjcre  then  beginner  a benefice  eeottap?  tfojnoto  cam* 
metb  in' cbe  tnfolubie  kieeper,frbtcbe  is  Ijaro  coo  teflrcpne,bp* 
eaufcit  flealetb  up  bp  incbmeale,  ano  newer  leaties  ferceping. 
g)en  are  froont  too  put  fucbe  a race  as  this  ♦'Cfreo  brothers 
are  at  oatiance.3if  31  faue  tbe  one  of  £bem:tobitber  Doe  3!  bene* 
fite  the  ocher  , frbofrilbee  fojieitbatbis  b?otberperi(beonot? 
j<5o  oout  but  that  i tbe  as  it  is  no  benefice  if  3!  ooo  a man  goon 
agcinfl  ntp  mill:  fo  is  it  abenefite  coo  boo  an  imtoillpng  man  a 
go  oo  turne  agcinfl  bis  frill. 

€rmett  thou  it  a gooo  curne  (faptb 
bejfrberefrith  a man  is  offenoeo 
ano  greeueo  ? mante  gooo  turnes 
battea  fcjofrfull  ano.  fofrer  iooke, 
as  tbe  cutting  ano  fearing  of  a man 
too  beale bint, ano  tbe  bjpoltngof 
men  bp  impjifonment.  QL  manmuft 
notlooke  frbitbcr  one  bee  fojieac 
tbe  reeepuing  of  a gooo  turne ; bue 
frbttber  bee  baue  caufe  too  bee  glao  ♦ 3 peece  of  Copne  is  nor 
tbe  froojfe beeaufe  an  Client  ano  one  that  knofrcs  not  the  co* 
mon  if  amp  rcfttfecb  tt#ce  both  batetb  tbe  gooo  turne,  atto  re* 
repuetb  tt . J2ofr  if  it  ooo  btm  gooo  ,ano  that  tbe  intent  of  tbe 
beflofr  er  fras  too  ooobim  gooo  tit  makes  no  matter  though  a 
man  reeepue  tbe  gooo  turne  frith  an  euill  frill.  6otoo,  turne 
this  tbetontrarie  fr ape.  Lilian  batetb  bis  35  frtber , tobom  it 
fr  ere  fot  bis  behoof  too  baue  (liU  alpue . tptm  ooe  3!  flea  .ft  is 
no  benefite , albetit  that  bee  take  it  fo^oue,  ano  bee  glao  of  it. 
^ofte  trapterottflp  oootbbebnrt,tobicbe  gercecb  tbankes  foj 
booing  barme.  l»- 

37  bnoerflano  pou.35e caufe  a thing  oootb  gooo , therefore  it 
is  a benefite:ano  if  it  ooo  barme,it  is  therefore  no  benefite. 

'35ebolo  31  frill  b?  tng  pou  a thing  that  fijal  ooo  neither  goon 
ttoj  bante,ano  pet  it  Ibaibc  a benefite.f  fino  amans  father  oeau 
in.fr  iloentelTe,an03i  bnrpebis  booie.31  (jaueboonetijeoeao- 

man 


of  Benefiting.  So* 

man  no  5005 ,(  fo?  t»bat  ban  it  fkillco  bint  after  mbat  manee 
fie^aD  bin  eonfumeb.?)no?pct  too  bis  fonnetfoj  tobat  comma- 
5i«c  Ijan  be  tbercbp? 

, 3! UiillteUtbeeiobattbe  Sbonne  gotte.3p meebeperfo?* 
into  a reitereno  am>  neceirariemttfe . 31  haue  oeonc  that  thing 
fo?  bis  father,  tobichebce  bimfelfbotb  nioulo  ano  fljoulo  fjaue 
soone.  jfroh),  tf 31  nib  it  not  foj  comoit  pttie  ano  manners  fake 
onelp.ss  3!  might  baiiehurieD  anp  other  beao  mans  boaietbue 
kuetuctlje  carhefre3ant)  thought  bppon  1 be  ionite  at  the  fame 
tpme,ana  oia  it  foj  bts  fake : then  is  it  a 'Benefite,  Buttf3!  caft 
earth  bppon  an  anknotoen  petfone : 31  haue  no  netter  fo?  this 
courtefie,beraufe  it  ntas  but a popnt  of  publik  bumanttie. 

&ome  man  tatUfap  tufjp  make^ou  fuebe  a quefiton  on  tnbo 
pou  beftolne  pour  benefite , as  though  pou  ment  too  clapme  it 
ageine  at  fometpme  0?  other  ? 

Cbere  are  that  tbincke  it  ought  neuer  too  bee  elapmea  a* 
geine,ana  tbep  allcoge  tljefc  taufes.^e  that  is  bntoojtbie  toil* 
not  rentier  though  it  bee  clapraemano  a uioo^tlitc  perfoite  toill 
rentier  of  bis  onine  accojac * spojeouer  if  tljoubauebclfotoea 
bppon  a goob  man , take  beeoe  tljauaoo  him  not  tojong  in  cal « 
fingbpponijtm,  as  though  betooult  not  hauerequpteo  of  hist 
atone  free  toitl.&na  if  tljou  haue  beftotosa  bppon  an  euil  man, 
bee  fojtp  fo?  thp  fo  aoopng  t but  atfgrace  not  tbp  benefite  \uith 
ehpne  otane  tooo?as,bp  making  it  a IDet.  jfurtbermo  je.looke 
babat  thclab)  of  benefiting  hath  not  commaunaea  to  bee  clap- 
men, that  hath  it  fojbiacea  too  bee  elapmea. 

Chefc  bee  but  mooses  ♦ f 0?  as  long  as  nothing  ptneTjetb 
wtee.ana  as  long  as  nuffojtune  compelles  mee  not:  3!  toil!  ra= 
eber  let  mp  goon  tucnc  flip,  than  cbalentige  it.But  ifmp  Cbth- 
bjenftana  in  ba  jaro  oftbeir  lpfe,tf  mp  mpfe  bee  brought  in  pe* 
rill  ,if  the  welfare  ana  Itbei  tie  of  mp  Countrie  fence  mee  too 
fucbeaplaeeasj  amlotbtoocommeat:3ibnU  ffrepnecour* 
tefieioitbmp  lbame,ann -%  mill  Iheme  ntpfelf  too  bauecosneal 
that  eucr31  coulnaoo,tbat3!  might  not  baueneracntbebelpe 
OfaCb-urleJnfine,  tbencceintieof  reetpuinga  gooa  turne, 
lhalloucrcometbelbame of  clapmingic.^geunoben  3!  be- 

fiofte 


The  fifth  booke 

ffome  abendtte  uypott  a goou  man,  3 bellotoc  ittitfucbetoife 
as  31  mill  newer ’call  fo?  it  agetne,onldfc  uccelTtctcittfojtce  met. 
But  tlje  1 ame  (faptb  l;e)  in  not  giutttg  Icauc  too  claptne , % 
luDDCtfjtljcctooclapmc.  <t\ 

ante  tbmgesljaue  neither  lame, 
no?  action,  But  cufiomme  of  man* 
lpfe,mbicbe  is  of  mo?e  fo?ce  than  all 
lame , b?tngetb  them  in.  Bo  lame 
fo?biooetb  a man  too  bem?ape  Ijis 
ftenocs  fecmes,no?  bpnoetb  a man 
too  feeepep?ontis  mitb  bis  fee.J?ea 
mljat  lame  bpnoetb  os  too  free  iuff 

of  our  moo?o  too  anie  man  ? |2one. 

Jtet  mill  31  fino  fault  mitlrljim  fljat  (ball  bem?ap  rnp  talfee  (jao 
mitljljim  infecret,ano  31  milbee  orfeontenteo  mitOllim  that 
fball  gptte  rneebis  faith  ano  not  feeepe  it. 

Bp  tins  meanes  (faptb  be)  of  a benefite  thou  mafceft  a Det* 
|3o , not  fo,;ff  o?  3i  ooo  not  e*aet  it , butrequell  icagetne,  no 
no?  r egueft  it  agetn  .but  marne  him  of  it  ♦ f o?  otter  neceflitie 
map  o?iuc  mee  fo  farre,tljat31  Iball  come  Onto  bint  ♦ aifo?  bim 
that  is  fo  cbutiifb , that  amarning  mill  not  fuffp?e  bim , but  31 
mult  bee  fapne  toollrpue  mitb  bint  1 31  mtU  pafle  bim  ouer,ano 
notmabe  fo  rnuclje  account  of  bim,  as  too  fo?ce  bim  too  bee 
tbanbfull . tfo?  likempfe  as  there  bee  forne  Oetters  mijorn  a 
Creoitour  milttot  calopon,becaufe  bebnometb  tbep  baue  ma» 
llcoal  amap.gt  it  mere  but  farther  Ioffe  too  meooie  mitb  them, 
fo?afmucbas  nothing  can  make  them  aOjameo : etten  fo  alto 
mill  31  pafle  oner  fome  that  are  openlp  ano  milfallp  tbanfelelTf, 
neptljer  mill  31  clapme  a gooo  turne  at  ante  manttes  Ijano.faue 
mijerc  31  map  recepue  it  mitbout  baling  of  it  from  him. 

C'E^fiiXiiapttct', 


Cbcrn 


of  Benefyting.  8i* 

tfpcre  bee  manp  that  knoWe  neither 
Ijotu  too  cenp  that  Which  tljep  Ijaue 
recepueo.no?  howe  too  requite  it: 
Whtche  fo?te  are  neither  To  gooc  as? 
tbankfuU.no?  fo  ban  as  unthankful, 
but  are  cull  anogrofreWttteo.anc 
floweipapntapfters.howbeeit  not 
euill.Coo  fuel?  as  thefe31  toll  make 
no  clapmt  :but  31  toil  aomotufb  them 
anc  trapne  them  foo?tb  too  their  cutte  Wbple  tljep  bee  other* 
topfe  occuppeo , fo  as  tljep  (hail  bpancbp  attfwere  mee  in  this 
topfe,  3f  p?ap  pou  beare  With  mee « 31u  gooc  faith  31  knetoc  not 
that  pou  hac  neeCe  of  this ; fo?  bac  3 knotocn  t't,3i  tooulo  haue 
offeree  itpou.j  befcecb  pou  think  not  anp  cnkmoneffe  in  mot, 
3!  remember  well  What  port  bautoooaefo?ntee, 

££Hjp  (houlc  31  fiicketoo  tnakefucije  astljefe.botb  better 
toottiee.anc  better  too  thetnfeiues?;af  31  can,  3!  (haUkeepe  tr- 
ap man  from  offenoing : anc  fpcctallp  from  offenoing  ageinfl 
mp  fclfe»3n  not  fuffer tng  him  too  become  a £hurle,  3!  b eftoin 
airotherbentfite  bppon  him . ^etfljaU  not  roughfpbph?apb 
him  with  that  whiebe  31  haue  ooone  fo?  him : but  too  the  enoe 
3!  map  giue  hint  leaue  to  rettcer  frenc(hip,3  (hail  with  gentle* 
neffe  renew  the  rememberanre  ofit,  anc  requeff  him  toocoo 
mee  fomepleafute : anc  affo?  mp  riapmtng , lette  him  efppe 
thathimfeff,  J5oto  anc  then  alfo  3 (ballufe  fomewljat  quicker 
tooo?oes,tf  31  hope  he  map  bee  aWenoeo  bp  tljemJput  if  he  bee 
^altrecouerte.3  (halt  not  fltrre  bio  patience  .lead  of  mp  faint 
ft  eenc  31  makebim  rnpne  utter  foe.tfo?  if  mee  let  the  embank* 
full  flip  without  p?ompting  them bp  fome  rememb?aitnee$tooe 
tball  make  them  but  the  Somer  toot  requite,  3getn  there  bee  o* 
thetfome  within  compaffe  of  reconcrp, which  map bebjougbt 
too  goocneffe  tf  thep  bee  a little  bitten : whom  wee  (hall  fuffet 
too  come  too  naugbetp  withc?awing  aomonilbmem,  wljere- 
th?ough  the  father  otherWtleshath  ameRCec  hio  S>enne , anc 
the  topfe  reclapnteo (pit  ffrapingCpufbano,ano  the  freenc  quit* 
keneobp  the  faitijfulneffe  of  his  faintmgfreenov  - 

l£  %U  CW 


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jqcuuCljapttet* 

2D£)toakefomcmctt,poumulf  tfbtttrtkc 
tljem.kut  too;  tljem.after  tl )e  fame  matin-, 
tke  atTurctmelTe  offommc  men  in  requiems 
kpiitmcUntsootk  not  ccafc,  but  fatut : and 
tljefe  muft  tote  iog . 'Curne  not  tkp  goob* 
turne  intoo  alkjetobturnejfojtkDuboeft 
mectojong  tftkou  ckaletmge  not  fomme* 
*«mc,too  tke  enbe  31  fkoulo  bee  thankful! , GSiljat  if31kuotoe 
not  toljereof  thou  haftetoant  / iSElhat  if  31  efppeti  not  the  occa* 
fion.kpeaufe  31  tons  bu?peDtntoepghtieaffaireMnb  railen  too 
other  matters  ?g>ljeto  mee  to!) at  I mapesoo,  anb  tokattljott 
teouioeft  baue  oOijercfojc  oefpapreRtljou  kefojtetkou  Ijaus 
trpco  ? 2Hberefo?c  makefttljoufucbe  Ijatle  too  lofekotlje  tbg 
keneftte  aim  tbp  freeintfUpoto  knotoeli  tljou  tokttber  3i  toilnot, 
o;  toljitbcr  3 toote  tiojitoljitker  3 toat  toiU,o;  tokttber  31  leant 
abtfitic?  Crpemce, 

^j&en  toill  31  aomom'flje  kirn , not  kitterlp , no;  openly, but 


ofktmfe&qnb  is  not  put  turn  time  of  it  bp  met* 

chapter* 

. • i / 1 ' ,1.  nii  lull  - Q -■  'Jj  ifll*  ‘ 

jg2C  Publw  MilrthZXXtfo  fouioper  0 tin* 

, ituf  Cafars , ijatt  a fetot  befoje.  kirn  ageinlf 
| U*  nepboures,anb  teas  like  to  ijaue  gone 
i bp  tkei»oo?fe.Captein.eCquotk  be)remem* 
berpounot  koto  ponfp^t  pout  ancle  once 
i]}ouiSKcroixi  &papne/$jisfapeb  enfant 
Cken.poti  remember  alfo , that  token  pot* 
toent  too  fit  count  bn&er  a certeine  tree  tkat  caa  belie  little 
Jkaooto,(fo;  tke  fonnetoas  ejrceebing  tokot  anb  tke  place  berp 
rougkin  tokicljc  tkatonlp  one  tree  grebe  out  from  among  tke 
fraggebcliffcs):oneofpotiri,aulbpersbibfp;ebkisc!okebn= 
ber  pou.tSUben  Cafarfym  anftoereb,peamarm,tohpf&oulb  3! 


3: 


of  Benefy  ting. g*. 

3S biass uot  able too  goo  too tfee  nept  fpjittg  bp  reafon  ofmp 
footed  moulb  bane  krcpt  tfeitfeer  bppoit  allfomcr , but  tfeat  x 
foulbpqr  of  mptte.a  tall  (tout  felome.bpougfet  ms  mater  in  fets 
burganct . €apteine(quotfe  fee)  anb  boo  pou  kr.ome  that  man, 
ojtfeat  feurganet  ifpow  fee  them  agetne  ? c*/*rfapeo  fee  kneto 
nottfeeburganetjbuetfeemanfee  knem  berpmcU,  &n&(as3f 
tfeinkc  feeing  angrie  mttfe  feint  foj  mitfebjatning  bint  from  the 
feeering  of  the  matter  too  tfeat  oib  Hate  pageant)  fee  abbeb,feue 
3!atn  furetfeott  art  not  fee*  C*far  ( quotfe  fee ) 31  blame  pou  noe 
though pou  Hnofejcmeenot . $ op  mfeentfetsmas  none, 31  mas 
mfeole  anfe  founue^ut  aftermsrfe  mpneepe  mas  (friken  out  in 
tfee  feattell  at  Mmda , anb  fplitters  of  bones  mere  pikt  out  of 
mpfkuU.Beptfeer  coulfee  pou  knom  tfeat  ^urganct  ifpott  fain 
it,  ifo?  it  mas  clpueo  afunoer  mitfe  a ^>pant(fe  i[)oibcrb.  f)crc* 
uppon  c&far  conmtaunbeb  tfeat  tfeis  foulbper  fijauio  bee  tr-ufe* 
bleb  no  further, anb  gaue  feim  tfee  greuttbe  tfejougfe  mfeiefee  tfee 
mape  fare  tfeat  maoe  tfeis  (trife  anb  femtfeetmecne  feim  qnb  fets 
itepboures. 


fpat  tfeen?  &feoulb  fee  not  clapme  tfee  goos 
turneat  feis  Captemes  feanoe  ,mfeofeme* 
mopie  tfee  multitufeeof  tfeinges  feao  con* 
founbeb , anb  mfeom  tfee  greatenefie  of  feis 
charge  in  o^eringmfeole  arntpes.fuffereti 
[not  too  tfeink  bpon  etterp  feuerai  foulbper? 
! ®feis  is  not  a cfapnung  of  a benefite  ,-but 
a fetching  of  it  in  a goon  place,  mfeere  it  mas  lapeb  bp  tit  (to?e 
aub  rebie  fo}  feint.  9 nb  pet  if  a matt  mill  feaue  it, fee  muff  reaefee 
outfets  feanoe  toctake  it.'Efeerefe^.fojafmutfee  as  tfee  thing 
tfeat  31  mill  boosifeaibee  either  fq?  mpne  atone  neceflities  fake, 
oj  fopfetsfakc  ofmfeom  31  bemaunbe  it;  3!  mill  challenge  it.Ss 
one  mas  Taping  too  Tyberim  C^r,Eementber  pou.?at  tfee  firfl 
b.a(brbefo?e  feecouib  btteramemoe  tokcnsofolbe  acquapn* 


Ifeoulb  a mqttjfeauefojbo^ietfee  ciapmingofa  benefite  at  tfeis 

./x-ior-arir  ■ i:  ■ > .. £.tj,  fi  mmm$ 


Chryfes  the 
'reeft  of  Ap- 
lollo.hb't. 

Iliad. 


The  fifth  booke 

manned  b antic  ?it)eflOppeb  bis  month  twitb  fo?getfu!nefFe.l£)e 
couio  not  amap  mitb  tijc  ac gtiapntance  of  ante  of  bis  freenbeg 
anti  companions,  H?is  p?  efent  Hate  mas  the  ottlp  thing  that  be 
mottlD  bane  them  too  looftc  attoo  think  bppon.anb  too  fpeafee 
of.  Me?  an  trio  freenb^ttoofee  him  btttfo?afppt.8  man  muff 
lice  mo?e  cfjopre  in  taking  of  (its  tpme  mfjen  ije  miff  ciapmc  a 
benefits , than  mbett  Ijc  mill  requiff  onetanb  bcmuftbfca  bif* 
crectneffeinbigmoo?bes,fo  as  cuen  tbe  ontljankfuli  mate  not 
be  able  too  biflernbie.3Ifmee  liueo  among  mpfernemme  fboulb 
bolb  onr  peace  anb  tarte  tljeit  lepfnre  ♦ Snbptt  ts  it  goob  too 
make  mpfe  men  p?iute  too  our  effate.  tfe?toee  craue  of  the 
©obbes/rom  mbom  the  knomicbge  of  nothing  is  btbbcn.anb 
pec  boo  not  p?aperg*crtific  them,  but  intreate  them . S>catrtt* 
Ip , tijat  * 39?eeft  in  Hmere  appointed  feruiccs  anb  altars  be* 
uoutlp Ijauntcb.etten  too  tljeuerpe  ©obbeg , tberbp  too  make 
them  plpabfe , anb  tljep  iticlpne  tmtoo  him.  €00  bee  milling 
anb  inrlpnable  too  bttabmomfbcb,tg  a p?incipall  bertue.Cbe 
mpttbe  of  fuclje(linbicbe  in  feame  memte  ts  the  befferttler  of  it* 
fetf  )mtuf  bee  repncbfoftlp  this  mate  anb  that  mate . %\)t  nert 
are  fttclje  as  arnenbe  bppon  abmomfbment : anb  furbe  are 
not  too  bee  leftebeffttute  of  a ©ttpbe.  SEtben  a mannes  epeg 
areblpnbfolbeb , tfje  ftgljt  of  them  ig  tlje  fame  it  mag , but  it 
ftanbeg  bim  in  no  ffeebe,  till  tbe  ©obbes  boo  let  in  tbe  Ipgbt 
toe  them , anb  call  tbemfoo?tb  too  tbetr  accuflomeb  ferutg* 


tbeir  moo?fee . Itkcmpfe,  there  is  a goob  millin  our  mpnbeg: 
but  it  is  benommeb  onembple  mitb  pleafures , anotbermbple 
mitb  reffinelTe , anb  anotbermbple  mttb  ignorance  of  onr  bema 


tie. 


pen  tb?ougb  flippernelTeof  memojie , anb  b?tng  them  too  fape 


0?  tmapne:  €uen To  muff  menbee  reefapmeb  toorequitekyns* 
ueffe,  ftp  gentle  a&montfhmcnt,:  v : ;f 

The  end  ofthe  fifth  Boofe 


5-&pThe  fixthbooke  of  Lucius  An- 

mm  Seneca3concernmg  Benefites. 

CCtyefitftiQapiter* 

SD  mute  tbtnges(;mp  frano  Liber *lis  ) arc 
fougbtonclp  fo?  epercifeof  OHt,anoipe  ab 
boapes  tonbouttbe  Ipffjano  otljerfomc  arc 
faotlj  Dcfigbtfuli tntljefeeking , ano  ptofi= 
table  buben  tljep  bee  fbunb : 3!  Unit  make 
(bee  partaker  oftbem  all*  3ceo?oing  as 
tbou  cbinkeff  goo, a , comntaunotbou  them 
tao  bee  either  gone  though  baitb,  0}  too  bee  brought  tn,but  to 
fet  foo^tlj  the  ojoer  of  tbe.gamc,i>ea  ano  etten  m tbefe  tbinges 
alfo  there  toilbe  fame  gooo  ooon,tf  tboubto  mec  btfpatcb  them 
ant  offjano.jfo?  it  is  gooo  toAkuoboe  cuen  that  thing  toljtcfjc 
is  fuper8uoufe  too  iernc^herefojej  mill  hang  bppontbp 
countenance, ano  acco joing  as  tbat  (bail  eounfeli  ntee,  font  me 
tbtnges  3i  tmU  ftanolong  oppott, famine  31  butil  oifpatcb  out  of 
bano,atto  otberfomc  3 bttll  ab?toge. 

C7C‘}c  fccontjc  jOiaptct* 

% is  a gueftiontobitber  a Benefite 
can  bee  taken  aboape  from  a man* 
g>ommcfap  it  can  notjbecaufe  it  is 
not  a fubflance»but  a oecoe.jfoj  like 
as  ap^efentisonetbing,  $ tljepje* 

' fencing  of  ttis  anotber : ano  ttheas 
be  that  faplctb  is  onetbing,  ano  the 
fapttngifleifis  another:  ^tioaIb©= 
it  tbat  a ficke  man  bee  not  bnitbour 
ucknestpet  isnotxlje  ficke  manano  bis  ficknefie  alo  nothing: 
fe>o  liketnife  tbebenefite  ttfelf  is  one  tbing,ano  the  tljing  tbat 
commetb  tooecbe  of  os  initb  the  Uenefitc , is  another  thing. 
^hebeneSee  itfeif  ts.ab.aoileiretbiwg*  ^®  cannat  bee  maos 

%4iU  bopot 


1 he  fixtli  booh 


bopb:  but  tbe  matter  of  it  is  tofieb  too  aim  fro , atm  cbatmgttb 
bis  S^apfier ♦ ©bercfojc  altboug  Ij  thou  take  it  alnape,pet  can 
not  nature  cat!  backe  that  inbteb  (bee  hath  giuen. Mature  map 
b jeake  of  bit  benefites , but  ftce  cannot  rcuokc  them  ♦ 5pe  tljae 
is  oeab,bat!)bin  alpue : ana  Ije  that  batb  toil  tjts  epes,  Ijati;  alfa 
feme.  Sitmapheebjougbttoo  pafie  tljat  tljecbinges  biljiclje 
are  come  too  us.map  e'eafe  too  bee;but  tfjat  tbep  map  not  bauc 
bin.it  is  impoiitbte.9  partofa  benefice, pea  arm  the  furefi  part 
of  a benefit  e.is  tljat  tobtebe  batb  bin . Diuerfe  tpntes  mee  bet 
letteo  too  intope  tbebfc  of  abencfitcanie  tong  rpme:  buttbe 
bmefite  iefetf  catmot  bee  ra?eo  out . Although  nature  fljouto 
cattail  ber  pomers  about  bir  too  moo  it  .pftfljoulbfije  notbee 
able  too  bimoo  that  inbfcbe  is  once  ooonc.  Bpoufes  .Sponnpc, 
Bonsmemanb  tobatfoeuer  elfe  the  name  of  a benefite  cleauetfj 
bntoo , mapbee  taken  amap.  but  tbe  Benefite  itfelf  is  fie* fall 
aimmtmouable.j&o  fojee  can  tying  coo  patTe,  that  tbe  onetbal 
not  bane  gtuen,anb  tbe  other  recepueb. 


bom  muebe  mpgbt  be  baue  tjab , if  be  ban  Uficb  ? ®befc  bee  tbe 
alfureo  rtcljes  tebicbe  (ball  altnapes  abpoe  in  one  place  (let  tlje 
ino^to  tutne  tobicbe  mate  it  tntU)anb  tbe  greater  tljattbep  bee, 
tbe  lefic  fijait  tljep  bee  enupeb . SEtbp  fpareft  tbou  tbem  as 
tbougb  tbep  mere  tbpne  olnne  t arc  but  an  pinner  ♦ 3U 

tbefe  fbittges  tnbtcbe  make  pou  finet! , atm  bopfe  pou  bp  aboue 
manttes  efiate,  caufing  pou  too  forget  pour  olnne  frapltie: 
tobicb  peu  ketpe  in  pjmn  cbt'ft  es  garbeo  britb  arrneb  memmbieb 
poupurebacemittj  otbermennes  blub,  aim  sefenb  fottb  pour 
obmetfo } lnbicb  pou  fetm  foojtb  Sautes  too  bpe  f|e  &eas  reo 


€€  tbinkes  it  toas  berp  tnelt  ooonc  of 

I » JMarcus  Antontus{\\\  tlje  ^OCtriC  Of  Rabt- 

| rim)  rnben  be  fame  bis  goob  fortune  paf* 
fing  ainap , aim  nothing  left  tjim  fatte  tbe 
right  of  beattymbereofbe  toas  tiketoo  bee 
j mifapotnteb  alfo(ifbe  tookeit  not  betimes) 

> too  krpe  out  v TOac  3!  gaue , 3i  batte  ♦ 


toitfj 


of  Benefy  ting.  84.. 

l»iti6!uU:fo^to|)tc|)cpoufi;a&e  Cities, aim  pet  you  hnotoe  not 
tohatfto?eof&rttUerie  § o?tune  bath  pjcparcu  ngcinll  petite 
felues : fo?  tnhic&ebrith  fo  often  b?eache  of  the  leagues  of  9* 
Ipattce,  frcntifbtp , ano  feloixtlbtp , the  tohole  too?lo  to  cruffljeo 
bettoirtpoutmoojtohplepouftrpnefoptlje  (Sole:  at  tbefethin* 
ges(3l  fap)  are  none  of  poures , tfjep  are  but  as  tljtKges  corn* 
mitten  too  potlr  cttftoote^ljereof  another  man  to  alreaote  the 
right  onnter , ano  mbicbelball lho?tlp  bee  polTeircb  either  bp 
pottr  open  etiemie , o?  bp  one  chat  hath  an  open  enempes  hart. 

C hou  afketthoto  thefe  things  map  bee  mane  thpne  ?Bp  gi- 
uing  them  ainap.^onpbe  thou  then  fo?  thpne  onme  effate,ani> 
put  chpfclf  in  fure  aus  unattopoable  poflelTtan  of  thetmSo  ftjaie 
thou  make  them, not  onelp  mo?e  hono?ab!e,hut  aifo  mo?e  ecr- 
tein  ♦ 'Che  thinges  inhirhethou  mafecSfo  mttcijc  of,  tnherebp 
thou  thinbeU  thpfelf  riche  ano  putflanc,  ipe  nnoer  a baee  name 
as  long  as  thou  beeped  them : fo?  thep  bee  but  Jboufes , &er* 
names  ,ano^onnpe>  ^uttohen.thouhalle  gttten  them,the£ 
areabenefite.. 

© u gr  atmt  (fapeth  hee ) that  feme* 
tpmetnee  are  not  in  his  Det.oftoho; 
toee  haue  recetueo  a gooa  turnc:£r- 
go  inee  are  bereft  of  it  agein. . 

Cljere  are  manp  cattfes  tohp  b?ec 
ecafe  too  bee  bebolomfo?  a benebte: 
not  beeattfe  it  ts  takenainape  front 
us  6gfine,but'beeaufese  is  marten 
bp  htm  that  recetueth  rt?9U),mit  a*mn 


matchingit  mithas  greate  amjottg.^no  if  he  haue  ooone  mot 
*no?eharme  than  he  hao  erfi  ooone  mee  pleafure:  31  not  onelp 


tojong 


The  fixth  booke 

tmottg  outtoepetlj  tbe benefice ; ans fo  tbe benefice  isnotbc= 
refe.litte  ouercounteres. 

caijat .?  arc  not  fomme  fathers  fo  Ijarsljartes  ans  toickes, 
tljat  ofgooarigbtamati  maielotlje  them  ans  efcljemtbctn? 
•Doo  fticije  tijen  bereette  tljeir  cbilsjctt  of  tbe  tbinges  tljep  bas 
gibentbent? 

jfto.But  pet  tbe  bnnaeuralncde  mbtebe  tljepVc  aftermars, 
taketb  amate  tbe  ccmmensacton  of  all  tljcir  former  kpnsncflt. 
'Elje  benefite  is  not  taken  atoaie^Ht  tbe  tljank  of  tbe  benefite: 
ans  it  commetbtoo  palfe,not  tljat  3i  Ijauc  it  not,buttljat3!  am 
riotbefjolscnfoi  it,  3 man  lenses  meeSponnpe, ans  be  bu  rites 
mp  fpoufe.Spp  folTc  sifcbargetlj  tnp  Dette;  ana  tljougb  31  pape 
Ijtm  nougbt5pec  31  otoe  Ijtm  nought, 

Cnen  fo  Hanses  tlje  cacebeere,<£bougljaman  in  fomme 
popttt  scale  freettslpatts  liberallp  mttb  mec  : pet if  be  after* 
mars  seale  pjouslp  repjocbfuHp  ans  crucllp  mitb  mee  marn'e 
tuaiesrlje  Ijatb  fet  meetn  fitelje  cacc5tbat  31  am  as  free  from  Ijtm, 
as  tf 31  IjaS  neuer  receiues  augbtatljts  fjansc  .Cpefjatlj*o«cr^ 
tbjomne  bis  omne  benefites,  3if  tfjeianselojse  trease  out  Ijt's 
jfermottrs  cojtte  bppon  tbe  grounse,  ans  feilooune  bis  frute* 
trees : tljejrermoj  Hanses  not  bonus  too  Ijtm  tbougljtlje  31  m 
sentures  rentaptie  bncancelles  ♦ jftotbpcaufe  tbeJLanslojse 
Ijatb  receiues  tljat  mljiclje  becouenatites  fo?:bucbpcaufe  tbat 
!je  Ijtntfelf  mas  tlje  let  tljat  Ije  cauls  not  receitte  it.  S>o  alfo  sp* 
tier  stpmes  tlje  crestto?  is  calf  tnsontages  too  bis  setter,mije 
Ije  (jack  bp  fomme  otljer  meanes  taken  mo  ?e  from  ijtm  tljatt  tlje 
set  came  too . jftot  ottlp  betmeiene  tlje  erestco?  ans  tbe  setter 
fittetb  tlje  3jusge  too  fape  t Cbouljade  lent  btm.monnpe.  But 
toljat  fo?  that?  €ljott  Ijatfesjiuen  amapbts  Cattell , tljou  bad 
flaine  bis  ^eruantes,tljotfboloelt  amap  btagrouns  mbtcb  be 
fljouls  pap  tbee  foj.Slalem  tljefe  tljinges  one  mitlj  anotijer.anti 
tljott  tljat  earned  bitber  aeresitoj , (bait  separt  Ijence  a setter* 
flattie  tpmes  alfo  tlje  benefite  rentapnetb , ans  pet  is  not  tbe 
receiuer  bebolsett  foj  it:  as  fo?  trample,  if  tbe  bedomer  repett= 
tes  btm  of  bis  gift,  tf  be  founs  fattltmttbfbiittfelf  fo?  gtutng  tf> 
if  in  separting  from  it  be  figljes  ,m  lookes  big , 0?  tljottgljt  it 


ofRenefyting,  85. 

loll  anb  not  gtuen,  if  he  gaue  itfojhis  ofrnefake.ojtatleaff* 
frpfenotfo?  mpne.ifheceafrcb  uoctootfrptt  race  Spit,  if  he 
hoaffeb  ofit,ifhebia?ebitabjabe,o^ifhe  ma&e  his  gift  irk* 
fonime-  %be  be neffte  thcrfo?e  remapnetb , although  it  bee  not 
coo  bee  requ pteb,  in  Ipkefrpie  as  forarac  bettes  arc  ofr  ing  aim 
pet  (balnot  bee  rccouereb  ,bpca«fetbe  crcottoj  can  baue  no 
JUfreageinlitbepartie® 

CC^4j^apttet* 


| tperets  alfo  an  Subtt  too  be  keptbetto&ne 
goobturnes  anb  babtitrncs.^  man  oooctb 
race  a pleafure,anb  afterfrarb  be  booth  race 
a mfplcaftirc.'Cijcrc  is  bothe  tljankes  beta 
too  bis  goob  turnc»anb  reuengement  too 
bis  flj?efrb  turne  * f 0;  neither  ought  be  to 
bee  tbankeb  of  nteeno?  31  too  bee  reuengeb 
fifbim.Citber  quitted.?  other.  fflXbZ  3 fap  31  baue  requptcb  bis 
gbob  turncj  31  meene  not  that  3 bane  rcbeliucrcb  f fame  thing 
3 receiueb , buttbat  3 baue  peelbeb  forarae  other  thing  fo?  tt* 
jfojtoo  requpteis  too  giue  one  tbtng  foj  another  * &nofrbp 
not/eittg  that  in  all  papmentes.tt  is  not  the  felffarae  thing, but 
asrauclje  that  is  reltojeb.jFo?  freebee  fapb  too  baue  papeb  our 
bette, although  free  renber  golbe  foj (iluer , anb;althougb free 
beliuer  no  ntonnpe at  all , hitemake  our  payment  bp  fetting  Of 
uer, 


thing  that  is  not ofreb  abpbe  Hill  03s  no?  &befe  are  poetic  npce 
popntfs.oflatopcrs.frbirb  hole  opinion  hofr  it  is  not  the  in? 


rpmegneb  mtbeinberitaunce.  ( 
tauticefr  ere  aught  elfe  than  the  tbtnges  that  are  contcpneb  in 


ntap  make  too  the  purport : namely , frhen  the  .fame  man  that 
ifitb  boon  mee  a goob  t ttrne  booth  race  afterfrarb  $bify.trafnr& 


V'  3 * 


IM* 


ucrthelelle 


Thefixthbooke 

uevtbelcffe  too  bee  reuengco  of  butt,  ano  fo  to  make  cucn  ipftb 
fjtm  feuerallp , asm  feucraU  refpectes  i o?  clfe  to  fet  the  one  a* 
gemfl  tljG  other, ano  too  make  no  mojeaoooe  oftt:  foastlje 
oifpleafurc  (ball  vuppe  atnap  tlje  goon  tunte , f the  goon  turne 
toppe  autap  the  oifpleafure jfo?  31  fee  that  that  is  the  o?eer  of 
tijts  court.Cidtbatis  tljelam  ofpour  fcboole,lookepouto  that* 
Actions  mutt  be  piraoeo  feucrallp.anMooke  tobereofm©  coin* 
mcnce,too  the  fame  mufttiiec bee  anftuereii.Jfa  man  tljat  hath 
tommttteo  S^omueco  ntp  keeping,  ooo  aftertoaro  tteale  te  fro 
mee,a»ti  31  feme  bim  of  felonte  ano  be  an  finer  e nice  of  Det,tb* 
manec  of  pleabatg  is  confcunoea. 


^ freno  Liberate, tije  examples  that 
pou  baue  alleogeo , are  contetues 
toitljin  certein  bounties  toljtcb  tftulf 
neeoes  be  folotnco.  jf  orotic  latoe 
is  ttot  interim  ttgleb  toitlj  the  other. 
Cither  of  them  keepetlj  bts  obme 
eourfe.&erripas  birilts  there a pe* 
cuttar  action  fo?  gages, as  fo?  theft. 
15ut  benefiting  is  not  fubied  to  anp 
m*  font* 

full  fot  mee  too  compare,  Ijobteche  man  Ijatljpjoftteomeeo? 
binoerco  mee.  anMoljena  baue6oone,3  map  giue  fentence 
toljttljer  31  bee  mo?e  in  ijisoee.  o?  be  in  mpne.3ln  Latomatters 
toee  baue  tto  potoer  of  ourfriues,  toec  mull  folotoe  as  twee  bee 
leo . But  in  benefiting  3M>aue  full  autbojitte  tnmpfeife : ana 


tije  tn?cngesasfljebenefites,botl>bcfo?e  one  31 uoge.  ©tber* 
toife  tboutnouloeft  ljaue  ntee  both  too  lone  ano  too  bate, ano  te 
gtue  tbankes,aU  at  oncettubicb  is  animpoflibiUtte  at  nature* 
#2ap  ratber,  bp  comparing  tbe  bettefite  ano  to?ong  toogitljer, 
31  (bal  fee  toboismofttn  others  oet.jf  o?  like  as  if  aman  (boiriti 
D)?ite  otbtr4pnesdloftbppon  ntp  tejpt  ingest  t Aiouisteface 
iivm  “ tfc 


of  Benefy  ting.  86. 

the  Srff  letters  but  not  take  them  amap:  CuencbeinTpleafure 
tljac  folometlj  tippon  a goo&  turne,  both  Imt  blemifbe  the  gcob 
tutne» 


H)p  countenance  ( too  tbe  gouernc* 
menci»!jerof3J  baue  fubmittebmp 
rdf)  gathered;  tejincles  anti  from* 
nctij  opponmcc,  as  though  31  ran 
atranbon.  £pee  tljinkes  31  Ijcerc 
tljee  faptmljitljer  raungeft  t!jou  m® 
out  fo  farre  on  the  Eight  banbe? 
bjamemojehttljermarb  ants  keeps 
tljeetootljelboje* 

•3!  cankeepenoncerer,^bcrefc?eiftWtbtncke31  bauefa- 
tiffiet)  tljce  in  tin's  poppt:  let  os  pall'e  to  tbeotberjnamelp  tofu* 
tljer  tore  bee  ante  thing  bebolbentoobtmtbatbatbboone&s 
goon  ageing  bis  mill.  31  coulb baue  fpolten  tljis  mo?c  plainlp, 
but  that  the  pjcpofition  mull  bee  fomemljat  confutes,  too  the 
enbe  that  tbe  oifiinttion  immebiatlp  infeming  map  flpetoe  bom 
31  bentatmb , both  toljttljer  mce  bee  bebofeen  fcobtro  tljatljatb 
boonebsgoao  anbment.it  not  ,attO  alfa  tubidjer  meebcebe* 

lit  not.  4Fft$ 


bpntetb  bs  notjtljan  tbat  anp  m&nbcs  fljoulbbcefpene  in  the 
pjoofe  of  it*  ®bis  qtteifion , ano  all  other  cljat  map  bee  motteb 
like  onto  it,is  eafelptitfculfcbjiftoeebcaw  tljis  pjmriple  con* 
ttmtaJlp  tn  mpnb : aamefptljatitis  no  benekte  at  aii*tmbteb  ts 
jiotStfSbp  feme  meane  ment  tomatoes  bs,  anb  tljercrnttkaU 
oUbbcth  frenblp’anb  courteoufe . 9ub  tljerefajemce  tijanefee 
not  tbe  Miners  although  tljep  beare  greate  S>ljippes,anb  ron 
in  large  continualWreamcs  too  conuepbome  fto?e  ofmeltbt 
no?  fo>  tbeirtontng  foil  offi(b,ano  toub?  leafure  tbjougljbat* 
ling  grounbes.  jaomau  tbinketb  bimfeifmojc  bottnGtooJSB- 
/« f fo?  tbe  goob  be?  rccetuetlrbp  if;  than  brcrbaie*bbi«fcfo?  bis 
fuelling  oner  Ijigb,  o j fo?  bib  falling  atoap  too  flmnip>iS2e?t  t 

g?.ij.  tljes 


The  ilxth  booke 


tber  both  the  Dipno  bettobie  a benefite,  though  it  blobie  gentle 
aitb  p^ofperous : no?  our  meatebecaufeit  noiitifbetlj  ami  is 
biboffome.JFoj  be  that  (ball  benefite  mee , mttfle  not  onelp  boo 
mec  goon , but  alfo  baue  an  intent  too  boo  it  ♦ ^Dberefoje  men 
bee  not  inbetteb  too  tljebumb  beaUes : anb  petbiljat  a nombec 
ijaue  bin  oeiittereb  from  baunger  bp  tlje  fbiiftnes  of  their  boj* 
fes?noj  pet  too  tlje  Ereesianb  pet  Ijobi  manp  baue  bin  fucco* 
ten  Diitb  thefljabobie  oftljeir  bougbes  inejetremitie  of  beate? 
<KKljat  f killes  it  mee  Diljitljcr  bee  tljat  booth  mee  goob  fcnobie 
not  tbat  be  both  tt,o  j bee  not  able  too  fenobie  it  t fitlj  that  both 
of  t hem  mantes  Drill  too  boo  it  ? 3nb  mbat  Difference  is  there 
Drijitljer  poubaoulo  Ijaue  mee  too  oboe  a goob  turne  too  afljip, 
o?  a Cljarpot,nja  g>peare;oj  too  fuebe  a man  as  no  Dibit  mo  jc 
purpofeb  too  benefite  mee , tljananie  of  tljofe  tljtnges  bib:but 
bib  mee  goob  bp  bap  onlp  ? 


C^c4nw^apttctk 
Span  map  receiue  a benefite  bnbiitting.but 
be  cannot  beifotoeit  bnbritting*Jfojli&e 
i as  manie  men  bee  ijeaieb  bp  mifcbaunces 
anb  pet  tbe  famemifcljaunces  are  no  mebtV 
cinesjas  fo?  example, tlje  falling  intoo  a rt> 
uer  Diitb  greate  ruib,batlj  sntoo  fomemett 
binacaufe  of  health,  anbfontme  bane  but 
rib  of  a quartans  bp  babipping,  fo  as  tlje  fooein  feare  bath  bit 
appointeotbe  fit  bp  turning  tbe  miitbetoo  another  thought, 
aitb  pet  are  none  of  tbefe  tbinges  beltbfult  though  the?  baue 
tojoughtbeltb  fo ? the  tprne : €uen  fo  fomrne  men  boo  bs  poo. 
biben  tbepmeene  it  not,  o>  rather  bpmeening  t.be  contraries 
anb  pet  Diet  are  not  tljeir  betters  of  a gooDturne,<2Hhat  iffojii 
tune  baue  tttrneb  their  burtfull  internes  too  mp  goob?  up* 
pofepou31  am  ante  Dibit  beljolbing  too  bint  D)bofe  banb  firabe 
at  mot  ano  bit  mpne  enemie.anb  ijab  butt  me  if  it  Ijao  not  ftnar* 
ueb  fDftentpmestbe  periurieofa  mannes  enemte  batboif* 

s3anbmabe 


mapne 


of  Benefiting,  Sy. 

mapnefojcetbat  oppjciTeofomme  man  bath  but  tbe  caufeof 
bis  Deiiuerance,  ano  the  itioges  moulD  not  conoemne  him  foj 
pitie,mbom  tljep  tuoulo  baue  concemtteu  fo?  bts  cacc.getbaue 
none  oftbcfebenefiteo  mee, though  tbep  baue  fatten  mee ♦ tfo? 
tbe quefitoit  is,mijcrat tbeoartmas  tb?omen,  anti  not  mbattt 
DiDbtttanD  the  thing  tbatputtctb  the  Difference  betmeenea 
benefite  auDatu?ong,t3  not  the  failing  out,  but  the  intent, 
sppne  aouerfarie  offennetb  the  iuDge  mttb  bis  y?pue , am>  furs 
tljeretb  mp  cace  bp  fpeabing  contraries , ann  bp  putting  hint* 
feif  rafljip  oppon  one  mitneffe  * 31  afk  not  mijttber  be  mifbeba* 
ueobimfelf  toopleafure  meeo?  no : foj  bis  mill  mas  bent  a* 
geinlfmee* 

€relp  too  tbe  eno  31  mate  bee  tijanfe* 
full, 31  mult  baue  a twill  too  doo  as  be 
hath  Doone  too  meetlikeas  it  beljo- 
ueo  bim  too  baue  an  intent  too  Doo 
mee  gooD , too  tbe  eno  too  benefit* 
mee  ♦ jfoj  tobat  greater  Datong  can 
there  bee,  than  too  bate  a man  fo; 
t reaDing  on  bis  foote  in  a tb?ong,o? 
fo?  fpitting  bppon  bim,oj  fo?  ti)jnfl= 
fog  bint  mbitber  be  SoitlD  not,  8nn  pet  fojafmucb  as  there  i is 
mifufageitt  tbeDeene  tmbat  other  thing  is  it  that  can  epeufe 
bim  fromblame , than  that  be  milt  no  t mbat  be  did  ? %\)t  fame 
thing  that  epempteeb  the  one  from  being  thought  too  baue 
Doone mjong,  cremptetlj  the  other  alfo  from  being  thought 


o^  foe*  g^ante  baue  bin  epeufeo  from  marfare  bp  nebnefle, 
&>omme  baue  bin  belD  from  meeting  mitb  the  fail  of  their 
omne  boufe , bp  beeping  tljetr  Date  of  appeerance  at  the  fute  of 
tbetr  enemies.anD  fomebp(bipb)?ecbe  baue  fcapeD  tbebanDes 
ofppjates*  become  mee  none  oftljefea  gooDturne,bpcaufe 
cbaunceis  mttbout  the  compatfeof  curtefie:  jQeptberamSl 
«nie  tijing  bebolDen  too  mpneenemte.mijofefute  faueo  mee 

jd.uj,  mbplc 


Theiixth  booke 

* wv  S % * } * 7 * * - ' ....  * V-' 

toI;pIulje  £rul>!eB  uiee  anabtjamee  amaie.3{t  is  no  goo®  turne 
except  ic'pjcceeae  from  a goo®  mitl>aii®  epceptthe  parcic  t&ac 
Bi®  it  to  tft  tt.iipatlj  ft  numpmSte®  mee  > an®  kneme  not  of  it  ? 2 
ant  nothing  tithis  ®et  fop  it,  Dio  be  nice  goo®  mljen be  moui® 
ijaue  l;uvt  mee  ? J tntU  foiotoe  i;ts  epampk, 

*2;  C<P^Cliaptcrf 

eSDos  turne  ageitie  too  the  firlf  popnt? 
%ly&t  too  the  en®  31  Ihoul®  bee  thankful], 
tljoutmlt  hauemee  too  ooo  fommernhat: 

: ana  pet  the  otljer,too  heitefitc  nice,  hath 
coone  nothing  at  all  ♦gwonolptbou  toils 
hauc  nice  too  bee  fo  kpnaljarteo.that  31 
mull  requpte  that  thing  totlltnglp , mljiche 
31  recciue®  of  him  ageinft  his  toil! , jfop  mhat  fljoulai  fpeake 
of  the  thiro,U)hofe  harme  turne®  toomp  benefite?  3!f  tljou 
milt  hauc  nice  too  oboe  thee  a goo®  turne,it  is  not  inough  fop 
thee  too  bee  oitelp  millingtoo  Ooontee  goo® , 2$ut  too  make 
nice  onbeholaen  too  thee,  it  is  inough  that  thou  meitteft  it  not 
tomatoes  mce  . 3f  op  the  hare  mat  maketh  not  a benefite  ♦ 9n® 
like  as  it  is  no  benefite  if  there  tohat  fueecireofperfopmance, 
though  the  mill  bee neuer  fo  ineljsifpcfe®  ana  bentetoo  ooo 
goo®  t fo  likemifc  it  is  no  benefite,  epeept  goo®  mill  gobefope 
the  fucceffeof  the  ceeseoooing.  ifopifthoohJilthaue  mce  be* 
hoioen  too  tljce : thonutufte  not  ohelp  ®ao  nice  goo®, hut  alto 
tgou  mull  Boo  it  purpofclp, 

LeaHthesokt\){\xt\)Z  an  trample  astbis.3i 
I lent  out  trnoo  hopes  (fapetlj  he  ) tntoo  the 
j t/i-cademie  t 00  fccke  Tteto , ail®  fOO  bptttg 
i hint  too  mce.  Clje  one  of  them  fearehc®  all 
the  HBalkes  an®  ©aleries , ana  rannefee* 

> king  him  through  another  places  inhere 
hee  thought  hee  might  hee  fouit®  , an®  pet 
came  home  metric  an®  aifapyointe®  ♦ ^ije  other  of  them  fate 

hint 


of  Benefiting.  88. 

him tonne  at  the  nereliDuppetplapers.ant  aftertuatv  g&ta'tttg 
about  tftt  £>treetes  like  a&fcrap,m!  in  companietoitlj  ether 
toagges.ant  as  Ijcc  toas  plaping , fppet  TUto  paCTe  bp  .toljotn 
Ijc  neuer  fought.  31  (fapetlj  cieamkes ) toiil  comment  tljeBap 
labicbe  ( as  muebe  as  in  bint  lap ) tin  tlje  thing  bee  teas  rams 
mauntet : ant  2 bull  beate  tlje  other  3op  that  teas  techeleW. 
fo?  all  Ijts  goot  lucke.3it  istljetoill  tljat  tooo^tetlj  meefreirtb* 
Ibtp : tlje  itttentAnljcreof  mult  bee  confiterc t ,tf  thou  twit  IjHlfe 
it, too  bpnt  met  too  boe  tbptetter.3!t  is  fmallb)oo?tb  tomcent 
a man  goot , tnleffe  tljoutoo  it.jFo?  put  tlje  care  annulment 
too  gtnemee  fotoetobat , antgattHt  not  rfootblp^janlbSs 
bart,but  not  bis  goot  turne , toljtcbe  requpretb  both  the  bette 
ant  tlje  tntent,to  makers  perfect.#  pj  tik>as3I  otoe  nought  to 
hint  that  mpntet  too  lent  mee  Sgjiwmejht  lent  it  not:  fo  like- 
topfe,  tntoo  hint  that  tnas  mpntet  to  too  mee  goot  ant  eouln 
not, J (hall  bearegootbull,  but  31  (ball  not  hcc  bount . 9nt31 
meene  too  teofo?  bitmbecaufe  he  menttoo  Ijaue  toonfo?  mee. 
^otloitljflauting,  if  goot  fortune  ferttc  rnretoo  too  aught 
fo?  him.’tnfoooomgSHhaHbeethefirlftooerofa  goot  turne, 
ant  noftfjcrequptet  of  a goot  tnrne.SIt  fljalbee  Ijts  tuectetco 
renter  tljankes,  ant  the  cnterance  otpis  thanhfulnelFe  (ball 
|>a&e  Jjaceetet  from  mee.  \ 


Chapiter. 

5i  perceiucalreatie  bJbat  thou  mee- 


ntft  too  temaunt.^hou  neeteft  nor 
too  tell  mee,thp  countenance  tellcth 
jjj  it  mee.^fa  man  Ijaue  toone  bs  goot 
Jj  fo?  bis  obme  fake.aretoe  anp  thing 
JJ|s  intettet  too  btmfapelltljdu?jfo?3i 
j;  Ijrtfr  thee  complapnmg  oftetpntes 

I of  this,  that  men  too  manptljinges 

II  fo?  tljemlelues , ant  cbalcntge  o- 

iher  men  forehem. 

3flha«  tell  thee  rnp  L/^n»///iBnt?irffe3f  bull  tium  tlii 
^eio^  antfftt  tpetighfafutibef  from  the  fc>?ortgv  fojitis 
5-'  much 


The  fixth  booke 


mucbe  too the  purpofc^ljitljer  a.man  000  bs  a goooturne  fo* 
Ijisobme  fakc.o?  foj  our  fake,oj  foj  Ijis  oome  ano  ours  tocgu 
thcrJpee  tljat  hath  regarbe  allmljollp  too  htmfelf,  ano  oooctlj 


ano  <%ommerf«oe  before  Ijano  fophts  Cattcll,  ojtljatfeeoetlj 


currtetlj  Ijts  fapje  ©pen  tea  make  the  reoper  Otterance  of 
them , o?  ipke  a S^atlter  of  fence  that  cyercpfetlj  his  diners 
mitlj  all  care,  too  fee  tljem  out  as  bjtaue  as  be  ran ♦ Chere  is 


gamngv 


(Seine, J am  not  fo  ftrept  laceo .that  31 
tooulnbee  nothing  heljoloen  too  Ijimtijat 
bath  pjofiten  htmfelf  hpoooingmee  gooo, 
ifo?3I  requpje  not  that  hefljoulopleafure 
mee  toicljaut  regaroe  of  htmfelf*:  hut  r& 
tljer  31  tt>i(b  Uiith  all  tup  hart, that  tljebene* 
fite  beftotueo  bpp  on  mee.ntap  turne  too  tlje 
greater  auaple  of  tlje  bettotoer;  conotct'onallp  that  he  baoaft 
epetoo  hotheofns  in  beflobnngtt,  ano  hao  an  intent  too  part 
the  flake  betmeene  him  ano  ntee,  though  the  greater  lhare  fell 
too  htmfelf,  3ifije  maoemee  his  partener  ariff -metre  it  too  os 


itothe:3I  not  snip  ooo  him  oijong,but  alfo  am  a ranck  cljttrle  if 


tnee*3!t  is  the  greatefl  churlifhnefle  that  can  ha, too  account  a 
thing  too  bee  no  benefit*.,  ejccept  it  hee  fomme  oifeommooitie 
too  the  heflotoer  ^ut  affoj  him  that  refpecteo  onlp  htmfelf 


tljottoioflofe  mce  butfoo  feme  tkpneobme  turne,mijp  fljcul* 
Of  fl  thou  fop;hou  Bjofl  pl^afure  met, rather  than  that  31  pleafti* 
reo  thee  ?iput  the  race  (fapctb  he)  that  3i  coulo  not  othetiopfe 
bee  aomitteD  too  femme;  office, than  if  31  raunbameo  ten-ofmp 


reoeeme 


j 


5HPI 


of  Benefiting.  8<?. 

reoeemctbce  fa?  one  office  ten, Unit  tbou  think  tljpfelf  nothing 
bdjoiom  too  ntee  foj  oetfuerinjj;  tljeeout  oftb?atoomme  a no 
bonoes?  ano  pet  31  ooo  it  fo^  ntpne  atone  fake.lj)erutttoo  3!  au^ 
fbocc : 3|n  tins  tact  tljouDooft  fometobat  fo?  tbpne  otone  falie, 
atutfommetobat  fojtnpne.Ebp  ratmfoming  of  mot  is  fo?  tbpne 
Atone  fake  , ami  tbp  cljoo^ngofmte  tsfo?  mpne.JToptljcac* 
complifijment  of  tbppitrpofe,  it  toas  fufftcicnt  fo?  tljec  too 
baue  reoetmeo  anp  tenant)  tbcrfoje  31  am  beboloittg  too  tljce, 
not  foj  reoeemingmce,but  fo?  cboojingma.  o?  tfjou  migb* 
telf  baue  obtcpiteD  the  fame  tljiug, bp  rattnfoming  of  fomme  o * 
tber  as  toell  as  mee.Ebou  impat  telf  the  p?o8te  of  tlje  thing  to 
mce,  ano  aomittdf  tnee  too  tljp  benefitetobichc  (ball  turne  too 
tbebeboof  of  os  botbe.Elns  tbou  pjoferelt  met  before  others, 
ano  tbts  tbou  oooelf  tobollpfoj  mp  fafee.^ut  if  tbp  rcoeeming 
of  ten  pnfoners  fboulontake  tbee  Trttbr  of  tbe  Citie,  ano 
there  loere  no  moe  but  ten  plotters  of  os  in  albnotte  of  os 
(houlobeebeboloing  ontoo  tbee,bpcaufctbou  couloeft  not  fate 
tboubaoneft  none  aught  fo?  anieofos  ,tobicbe  refpecteo  not 
tbpnepome  peculiar  p?ofite,3!  am  not  a mifcimlfretocr  of  gooo 
turnes  ,neitber  couet3I  tbattbep  fljoulo  reooune  too  mpfelf 
onlp>but  alfo  Ontoo  tbee* 

®E  (fapetb  be)  tohat  if  31  bao  put  pour 
names  intoo  a lotterie,ano  that  tbp  twine 
bao  btnojatoen  fa*  one  of  tbofe  that  Otoulo 
bee  raun(bmeo:fbotiIoe(f  tbou  bee  nothing 
bebolbcn  too  nteefjpis  marie  Iboulo 
beeitoerpeltttle  * &no  inbat  that  is,3I  toili 
teHtbee.  Ebou  oioctf  femmetobat  fo?  mp 
oiooeffjttt  mce  in  tbe  lot  of  raunfoming. 
Ebat  mp  name  is  o jatocn,3i  am  beboloen  too  fojtunejEbat  it 
roul6beeojalnen,31  ambeboIoingtoatbee.Ebottbalie  giuen 
met  an  entrance  too  tbp  bcncfite.tbe  mo  je  parte  toberof  § otoc 
too  gooo  lttckc;but  pet  J am  alfo  bebolo  cn  too  t!;cr>foj  that  31 
might  bee  bebolbcn  too  gooo  fortune , Sffc^tbofe  t!;at  make  a 

?,f,  reootntec 


The  fixth  booke 

merebanap?e  oftbetr  gooa  turnes.palfing  not  too  m&orndjcp 
icwtbcm  , but  {join  ntiicbc  too  their  omne  aauautttagejfoa* 
djep  mate  aimapes  rcturne  {jometoo  tbentfehtes:3J  mill  quite 
oucrpaffe  them.  &s  fo?  erample:  3 man  felles  mee  cojtne,  atm 
3 fljoula  Same  if3  bought  it  not:  pet  am  3 not  bebolaentoo 
btm  fojmplife : bpcattfc3I  papa  fo?  it  . Bcidjer  rerken  31  fjoto 
mudje3I  ttoooe  titneeaeoftlje  tbingmbermitbottt3  couId  not 
baue  liuca  t but  inbat  an  bnkpnandTe  tt  mas  tbat  3 ban  gone 
midjout  it,tf3  ban  notpapa  fojttc:  in  tlje  bringing  in  mberpf, 
tljctbapmatt  tbougbtnot  bom  too  reIeettemee,butbomtoo 
make  bts  omne  gapne  ♦ efjus  am  3 not  bebolaen  foj  tljat 
mijicbeS  liaue  bought* 

CC^c^^apttcr* 

$ this  reckening  (Taped*  be  J tbbtt 
milt  fap  tbou  omcit  nothing  top  tb? 
^bificion  .becaufe  tbou  (jaftgittett 
bint  a little  fm,  noj  too  djp  &boo!e* 
ntaittcr.becaufe  djou  bag  papa  bim 
fome  mages * 35ut  among  bs  t here 
is  grcate  iouc  atm  great  rewcrence 
pedaea  bntoo  fucbe.'&oo  djtsmee 
atntfmeretbus : tbat  Conte  tbitigc*. 
are  rnoje  moojtb  than  is  papa  fo?  them  j$>f  tbe  ^btfidatt  tljott 
fmpeSIpfe  ana  Ijcaltfj*  ana  of  tbp  ^cboolemaifter,gent!eman* 
ip  bebattpour  ana  furniture  ofmpnambicb  are  tbtnges  incite 
mable  ♦ ^berefoje  bntoo  tbefe  mce  pape , not  tbe  pjpce  of  tbe 
thing, but  tbepjpee  of  their  paj>ncs,fo?tljat  tbcp  feme  our 
fumes,  ana  fo?  tbat  tbep  mere,  callea  amap  from  their  omne 
imfutelTes , too  implop  tljrfr  tpme  bppon  bs  ♦ “Cbep  reapccbe 
rcmara,itot  of  their  ocfCrtJbut  oftbeir  traae.^et  map  another 
thing  bee  rnoje  trudp  aHeagea,mbicbc3mtHanon  acdare, 
mbm  3 baue  firit  (bemeb  bom  this  map  bee  bifpjouea.^ome 
tbmgesffapctb  bee >re  moojtb  moje  than  tbep  cog: ana  there* 
fo^e  albecit  that tbou  bougbtdf  them, pet  tbott  otodl mb  fame* 
mbat  oucr  ana  befiacsfo?  them* 
ft®. 


or  Denerytmg.  90. 

iirff  ^bat  fittlleaf  it  bom  mucbe  tbep  bee  meo?tb , feeing 
tbepjpcemasf  agreep  bpponbctmeenetbc  huper  ano  tfje  fel* 
!er.?3geiu,fbebupct0io  not  let  the  p?pcebppon  the  thing,  bite 
tbou  tbp  feife  Dibit  fet  it , 3!t  is  mo?e  inoojd;  fapetb  bee  than  it 
lea? fold  fo?  .Unt  ( fap 3! ) it  coulD  bee  foie fo? uo  mo?c . dje 
y?pceoftbiogcsrpfctbano  falletb  acco?oing  too  tbe  tpm?» 
dllben  thou  balle  p?apfeb  tbctn  too  tbe  bttermn$,tbep  are 
n?0O?tb  but  as  mttcljas  map  be  gotten  fo?  tbem.'Bcfpocs  this, 
bee  that  batb  bought  gooo  cbeape , ometb  bis  Chapman  no« 
thing . $J&o?eoucr  although  tbefe  tbinges  bcemo?e  tooo?tb: 
pctis  itno  ©oDbamcrcie  too  tbce}confiDermg  that  the  cflima* 
ti  on  of  tbefe  tbinges  Prpenoetb  not  bppon  tbe  bfe  ano  effect  of 
them,  but  bppon  the  cuttomc  ano  Perth  of  them.  20batp?pce 
built  thou  fet  bppon  biro  ,mb®in  palling  tbe  &eas  ( peaetten 
tb?ougb  tbe  tbiekeff  of  tbe  Purges, )mbcn  be  is  out  of  fight  of  • 

the  lampjkeepetb  bis  courfe  ctrtein,  $ fo?elceing  the  ffo?me* 
at  banp , mben  all  men  tbincke  leaft  of  it,  booth  foooeinlp  bin 
them  ffrike  $s>aile  anoiet  noune  the  ‘Cabling, ano  too  fiano  in 
a reoines  ageinft  tbefooein  comming  anp  b?untoftbefta?me? 
3I3one ; anp  pet  is  the  sponnep  toljicbe  is  papp  too  fuebea  one 
fo?  bis  if  are,  a full  recomptnce  fo?  bis  tratiell^oinmucbe 
h)oo?tb  effreme  pou  a longing  in  a Sftiioerneffe,  a |>oufe  in  a 
ftoto?e , anp  a ftoouc  o?  a fp?e  mljcn  a man  is  acolP  ? 8110  petgl 
knotoebom  mucbe  tbefe  tbinges  mill  code  mee  toben  3i  come 
too  mpne  ginue  Jpoto  muclje  potlj  be  fo?  bs , mbicbe  fbojetfj  bp 
our  PccapcPboufe,anp  bp  bjoonperfull  cunning  Ijangetb  it  bp 
like  an 3lle, from  the  founoatuwmbicbe  isriuen?$?etistbe 
p?pcc  of  fucbefijo?ing,botb  certcin  ano  eafictoo  beepapeo . (X 
mail  pefenbet-b  bs  from  eur  enempts , anp  fauetb  bs  from  the 
fobeine  inuafions  of  Clobber  sipet  is  it  knotoen  mb  at  tbe  ^a? 
fon  that  bniloetb  tbofe  Bulmarkes  fo?  Pefence  of  the  common 
toeale,map  earnebp  tbepap  fo?  bis  adages* 

C'€tK.jrt>tjCf)apit«. 

?.«.  - at 


Thefixthbooke 


toouibhcean  enbIelTematter,if3  fhoulb 
raubgcfurtljer  inallebgingtbeejcamples, 
toberbep  ft  map  appcere.boto  grcate  tbm* 
gcs  arc  foiuc  cbeapc.sabat  tbcn?tobp  ome 
3 fomme  further  thing  to  ntppbtficiau  ana 
fcbcolemallcrs  ,fo  as  mp  paping  of  tbetr 
fee  bifehargeth  nice  not? 
bpcaufe  that  from  a pbifician  anb  fcljoolemailcrs  tbep  palfe 
intoo  a freenbe , anotfjetr  bpnotng  of  bo , to  not  bp  tbeir  arte  • 
tobiebetbep  fell ; but  bp  tbeir  freenolp  ano  familiar  goon  toil!. 
3n&  therefore  affo?  tbe  pbiOci an  that  booth  no  tno?e  but  feele 
tnp  pulfe.f  recke  met  but  asoneoftbofe  tobo  bebtftteeb  in  bis 
ojbinarte  toalke,p?efcrpbing  tobat  is  to  bee  bone  o?  etebetoeo 
toitbout  further  affection : 3 am  no  tobit  in  bis  Det,  bpcaufe 
bebiliteb  meenot  as  a freenoe,but  as  a cultomer  of  bts.Bep* 
tber  is  there  ante  reafon  tobp  3 Ihoulb  rcwerence  mp  fcljoole* 
mailer,  if  be  mabe  none  other  account  ofmeethanasofaco* 
titon  fcholer,  no?  thought  mcetoooHhp  ofanp  ftngular  anb  pe* 
cttU'ar  care,  no?  eucr  fet  bis  mpnbe  fpeciallp  bppon  mee , info* 
much  that  toben  he  potojeo  out  the  things  that  he  kneto  amog 
bs,3  rather  tooke  them , than  toas  taught  tbem.GlKbat  is  the 
caufethen  tobp  3 Ojottlb  tbinkempfelf  muchebehoioingtoa 
fuche  as  tbefe  z Mot  fo?  that  thethtng  tohiche  tbep  haue  folbe, 
is  mo?e  tooo?th  than  it  cod,but  bpcaufe  thep  haue  bone  fomme 
fpeciall  thing  too  mpfelkSbePbiffeianbib  mo?e  fo?  mot  than 
l;e  neebeb  too  haue  bone^e  toas  carefull  fo?  mee, f not  fa?  the 
report  of  hts  couning , Oetoas  notcontenteb  too  (botoemee 
the  mebictne,but  alfo  mtnillreb  it.3«  the  meane  tohple  he  fate 
carefullp  bp  mee,  anb  refo?teb  too  meeat  tpmes  ofoatmger. 
JSo  papneffaking  toas  papnfulltoohtm , no  papne  toas  loth* 
fomme  too  him  *3t  greeueb  himtoaheeremp  groninges . 3* 
ntonga  nomber  of  patieutes  that  calieb  bppon  btm,3  toas  hi# 
cbeef  cure.^cbeffotoco  no  mo?c  lepfure  bppon  others, thanthe 
tpming  of  mee  tooulb  giue  him  leauc  ♦ 3 am  bouns  too  fuche  a 
one,  not  as  tooa^btfitian,  but  as  toe  a freenbe.  $geine,  the 
; ijoolemaGer  tooke  greate  labour  aub  papne  in  teaching  mee* 

aeeft m 


of  Benefiting.  pi. 

©cfiues  tTjc  tbrng«st|at  be  taugbt  in  cornon  too  mpfellotoctf 
astuell  as  mee,be  trapncb  ami  indructeb  mee  in  certein  other 
tbinges:fommetpme  he  guickeneb  up  mp  goon  inclination  ftp 
etbotting  met;  anb  gauemee  engage  bp  commenting  mee:anc 
otljerbobpjes  be  b jaue  aboap  nip  flotlje  bp  calling  bppon  mee» 
f urthermoje  bee  bietoe  fojeboarb  mp  bull anb  lingering  bate, 
as  ie  toere  bp  laping  banb  bppon  it , anb  be  baas  not  nigarblie 
inbedoitiug  bis  fcnobolebge  bppon mee  too  make  meebaue 
netbe  of  bun  tbelongcr,biit  coueteb  too  bauepobojeb  it  out  in* 
too  mee  all  at  once,  if  be  bab  coulb . tintljankfull  toere  31  if  2 
loueb  f;im  not  ason  of  tlje  oeerelt  anb  neereft  of  mp  kinne. 


€€  glue  fomebobatmoje  than  couenant, 
| cucn  too  the  teachers  of  the  bacelt  banbi* 
. craftes.9nb  ifbaee  finb  a^plot,o?banbis 
! craftcs  m3 , ova  labourer  tljat  is  bp?eb  bp 
| f bap  moje  earned  jpemfull  at  bis  booojk 
f than  of  o^btnane;  baee  giue  btmafpjine* 
■ ling  moje  than  bis  o?tinarie  boages . tin* 
thankful!  tbenisbetbat  in  the  bed  atces , balji clje  eitber  p?c* 
ferae  op  abojne  mamies  lpfe,ebinkes  btmfclf  too  oboe  no  moje 
than  bee  cottenantesfoj.  9bbcercuntoo  ,tbattbeteaebing  of 
fuclje  artes  Unketb  mennes  mpnbes  toogitber : in  condbera* 
tion  bobereof , as  tielltoo  eljelpbtficianastootbe  ^cboolc* 
maider,tlje  reboatb  of  their  papnes  is  papb , but  tberebuaro  of 
their  goob  bodies  is  oboing  dill. 


Epenacertctn  Jferrtman  bab  carieb  'Plato  ouet 
a Kiuer , anb  bemaunbcb  nothing  of  him  fo?  bis 
fare  i 'Plato  beleeuitigbebab  boone  ttfoj  courte* 
lie  too  himboarb  jfapb  bebooulb  kcepe  bis  cour- 
fie  tit  doje  fa)  bim . tOitbin  a tobple  after , boben 
y/^faboe him ferrpeoucr others lottb  liketifigence.anb of 
free  cod  t brbrnpcb  tljat  be  kept  aim  curtcfie  ofijisin  do?c  for 

^ 5-iiJ.  bim. 


The  fixeh  boohe 

him.  jfoj  if  a mantniUbaue  mee  too  be#  xmttt  foj  the  thing 
that  betooetli  toe  mre.it  be^ouetb  him  too  boo  it, not  only  too 
nice  ,fant  alio  fo?  my  fake . 'Sijou  canft  not  cbalenb ge  any  one 
man,  foj  that  toljicbe  thou  iaffijeit  out  among  a multttube* 
EUbat  then  ? is  tljere  nothing  otoing  fo  j tbio  ? Bo , nothing, 
as  at  anye  oncmannesijanD.jfo^UiiUpay  Uitth  ail mcu,tbat 
tobfrlje  31  otoc  toicb  all  men. 


C^c^ijfX^apitcr* 

Cnyell  tljou  ( fayetb  bee ) that  that 
manne  both  hefreenbeb  mce  at  all, 
tobitbe  bath  b jougbt  m«  op  the  Hi* 
uerT’o  in  bio  S>blp  fo?  nothing  ? 3( 
Deny  it.  booth  mce fomme  goon, 

but  bee  befreenoetb  nteenoMfej  be 
oooctb  it  fo?  bio  okme  fake,  o;  at 
leafftnyfe  not  fo?  myue,  ^oo  bee 
(bo?t.not  cucnbccbimfelf  ocemetfj 
btntfcif  too  beffotoea  benefice  bppon  nice : but  be  booetb  it  ei* 
tber  fo?  the  comon  locate, o?  foj  the  ncyt  toumcfbip , o?  fo?  bio 
otoncbayncglojie,  o?  elfc  in  leto  thereof  be  looker  bfo?  fomme 
further  eommomtte,  than  be  (boulti  bauebab  by  taking  cuerie 
mane  fare^utmbattf  tbe  Cmperour  ibouio  make  at  french* 
men  jprfrOf m?cno , oj  fet  all  &panyarbeo  free  from  fubte* 
ttion  r fboulo  none  of  them  feuerally  ome  augbt  in  this rate? 
yeo  ,iobyfl)oulo  they  not/Bottoitbfianbing,  they  (ball Okie, 
not  ao  fo } a peculiar  bcnefite,but  as  fo?  a peeceofa  publik  be* 
nefite. 

£)c  netier  thought  on ntec  at  all (fayetb  be>t  tbe  tyme  tljat 
beoio  goon  too  no  all . k)cc  ment  not  pjecyfely  too  makemee 
free  of  tbe  Citie,neytber  btb  bee  fet  bio  myna  bppon  mee*flnb 
fo,ioby(boula3i  bee  in  Dettetoo  bim , hobo  purpofeb  not  bp* 
pon  mee  toben  be  intenoeo  tbe  thing  that  be  tub? 

.firft  token  bee  pnrpofe  too  boo  goob  too  all  f renebemetr, 
be  purpofeb  too  boo  goob  too  mee  alfo , foj  31  toas  a ff  renrbe* 
man ; anb  although  bee  markeb  mee  not  out  by  name , yet  bee 

cgyipie* 


of  Benefiting*  pz. 

e omp?ebenoeo  mee  bnoer  the  general!  marfc . 9no  therefore  $ 
fbalbcc  bis  Detter.not  as>a  peculiar  perfone.butas  one  of  the 
toljole  multituoe , Sno  3!  Ojatl  not  reqttptc  it  asm  mpite  otone 
behalf,  but  3!  fiwlbe  contributam  too  it  as  in  tbe  behalf  of  mp 
Gtuntrp, 


a man  Tentj  <ffinnm)  too  mp  com* 

bis 

oettermcither  (ball  31  acluiotoleoge 
it  as  mp  Dejt,eitbec  too  feme  o?too 
bee  feueo  :ano  pet  fbaU  3!  giue  mp 
portion  too  thepapment  ofit,€uen 
fo  31  oettpc  mpfelf  too  be  Detter  foj 
tljebenefitt  that  is  heftotueo  bppoit 
all  in  cont6n,becaufe  tbat  although 
be  beftotoeo  it,pea  ano  nppon  mee  alfo:pet  bio  be  it  not  fo?  mp 


tbeleffe,  3 ought  too  (motor  that  mp  part  mult  beein  the  pap« 
ing  of  it,  bpcaufe  it  came  bp  a long  cirrumftattncc  euenbntoo 
mee  alfo^be  thing  that  fhouis  bpno  mce,Q)Oulo  bee  ooonepc* 
culiarlp  fo?  mpne  omne  faite. 

Bp  this  reckemttg  (faptbbe)tbouart  notbeboloentoo  the 
$£ooneno?  too  the  &>onne.  #0}  tljep  moue  not  peculiarly  fo? 
tbp  fake. 

Sdo : ano  pet  nottoithffanoing,  fo?armucbas  their  motting 
is  too  p?tferue  all  tbinges  in  gcneralhthcpmoue  fo?  mee  too, 
3fo?  3!  am  a part  of  tbe  tobole.$£o?eouer,tbelf,ate  of  theft  thin* 
ges  fofos  is  Onltbe»ifo)he  tbatoosdjm®  gooo,onlp  to  p?o« 
fit  himftlftljerbp,  hath  nor  beiterfiteo  m&,becanfc  he  mao  t nice 
but  the  infirument  of  his  otune  p?ofue . 'But  a(Fo?  the  &otme 
ano  the  $0aene , although  thep  boons  gooo  fo?  their  otone  f* 
ftes  :pet  the  intent  of  their  booing  gooo  onto  os , is  not  too 
p?ofite'tbemfe!ues  tberebp,jfo?\»bae  tan  oiccbe&oujcoppon 
them? 

CC^f^icuiC^apitct, 

3!  might 


The  fixth  boofce 


fapetb  be)  that  the  ^onneanb 
Sgtoone  are  battling  too  boobs  goob.if  it  late 
in  their  porner  too  bee  bntoiUtng;  35uttbep  cam 
not  but  moueXet  them  ftanbfttll  a little  anb  reft 
front  tbcirttjoojfc. 


£i>ee  boto  manic  toapes  this  mate  bee  coitfuteb,£  man  t'B  not 
therefore  tlje  leiTe  bottling  bpraufe  be  cannot  bee  bntoilling* 
3Put  it  iB  a greatepjoof  of  a ftebfafttoili , that  it  cannot  bee  al- 
tereb  ♦ & goob  man  cannot  boo  otbertopfe  tban  toell,  fo?  be 
Ibottlo  not  bee  a goob  man  if  be  o to  not  toell*  Ergo  a goob  man 
beftotoetbno  brnefite.bpcaufe  be  booth  but  aabe  ougbttoo 
boo  , anb  be  cannot  boo  otljerbjyfe  tban  as  be  ought  tooboo* 
2&efibcs  this*  there  is  greatebifference  tobitber  pou  fate,?je 
cannot  but  boo  this  tfjtng bpeaufe  beiscompcllebtooboo  it* 
anb  tobitber  pottfate,  be  cannot  bee  bntoilling  too  boo  it  ♦ JFo? 
if  be  mull  neeoes  boo  ittoljitbee  be  toill  o?  no  : then  am  31  not 
beboloen  bntoo  bint  fo?rapgoob  turne.but  too  tbepartte  that 
compelled  bim.T5ut  if  tbe  neeeiritie  ofbis  toillitignefie  pjo* 
eeebe  of  this,  that  beeannottoillbuttoell .-then  compelled  be 
bimfelf  ♦ &nd  fo  ,leobe  fo?  tobat  thing  31  (bould  not  ijaue  bin 
beljoloen  too  bun  aB  compclleb  bp  others:  fo?  the  fame  Iball  31 
bee  beboloen  too  btm  as  too  the  compelled 
joeaXtt  let  them  ceafe  too  bee  bntoilltng.fapctb  be. 


©onfioer  tbou  beere.tobo  is  fo  farce  eutofbts  toittes.as  too 
denpetbattoobectoillingneire.tobicbcts  nocinperill  ofeeaf* 
fing.o?  of  altering  itfelf  too  the  contrartetfeeing  that  on  tbe  0* 
tber  fibe , noman  mape  ofrpgbt  feeme  fo  milling,  as  be  tobofe 
mill  is  fo  btterlp  certeme.tbattt  is  euerlaff  iitg?  3if  be  bee  toil* 
ling.tobtcbe  mate  anon  after  bee  bnto:Utttg : Ibainot  be  bee 
thought  too  bee  bottling,  tobo  is  of  that  nature  that  be  cannot 
beebntoilling?  . » 

■ ©too , (fapetb  be)  let  them  000  otbertopfe , tf  tljep 

©bis  is  it  that  tbpumemefimamelp, that  all  tbefe 
tljtnges  tobicbe  are  feuerea  agreate  toaie  afunber, 


of  Benefiting.  pj. 


ifeotila  fajfafce  their  ftanti&gesjtbat  cfjc  s>tarres(boulb  rulb* 
togttljer  djjotigb  foooein  confufion : that  tlje  beauenlp  tljtng* 
■fijauiD  bjaile  tljeir  contone  ano  ronne  to  tecap ; tljat  tlje  tp 
rceoing  violent  ftotftneffe  of  tlje^bpeslboulo  francelltUm 
tbemiooes  of  tbeir  race , amt  Difapoiut  tljeintercljaunges  be* 
bigbteo  fo?  fo  tiianpagespet  to  came:  anotbat  the  tbsnges 
boljidjenoluetfo  ano  comrne  tntertbaungeablp  in  feafonable 
courfe,gupDing  tljebiojlb  bpinoitfercntfoiaptlboulo  bee  bur« 
neo  bptutlj  fooettt  fp?c,ano  beequpte  let  looce  from  fo  greate 
banette,aHO  be  confounbct  all  tntoo  one,  letfpje  confume  all 
tbtuges,ano  aftertoart  let  ojoopp  night  oucrmbelme  tbe  fpje, 
nno  confequemlp  let  tlje  oeepc  6uif  of  confuOon  ftualloiuevp 
fo  manic  ©oostSno  let  all  tins  ebli  beebcftotoeb,onlp  too  of* 
fpjoue  djae.  Cljepraupeelu  tbee  rbeletbings  euen  agetnttthp 


is  another  greater  ano  fojmcr  taufe  tljau  tijefe. 

D further, that  outtoaro  thingeo  eompelt 
not  tlje  dpooocstbut  tljetr  clone  etierla* 
Sing  mill  is  as  a Lame  too  tbemfelucs* 
Che  tljingcs  tbat  tljep  haueoecreeo,  are 
fuch  as  tljep  ment  not  too  alter.  'Cljerfoje 
tbep  cannot  feemc  to  ooo  anp  thing  agetnffi 
their  toilf.  jfoj  tobatfoetier  tbep  cannot 
ceafetooooo  jtbatloasitfbeir  mill  too  contineloe,  JRettbet 
tooth  it  euer  repent  tlje  ©oooes  of  theirltrlfe  Determination. 
Doutleffetbep  cannot  both  bee  Sable  , ano  Parting  too  the 
tontrarie.  BottottbSanoing , albeett  tljat  tljeir  olone  poioec 
Ijolu  them  in  thetroctertninatiom.pet  is  not  their  cotineiotng 
in  tt,ef  tecafeneCfe : but  becaufeit  is  not  fojt  them  too  ftep  afpoe 
from  tlje  bell  thtnges, ano  becaufe  tljep  baue  oetermmeD  fo  too 
go,  tbat  brfie  Determination  oftbeirs  lobcn  tljep  tifpofet 

all  things,  tbep  fatoe  our  affaires  alfo  ano  Ijao  regato  of  man. 
ebereftwchep  cannotfeemetoobeepc  their rourfes,  ano  too 

&a,f.  lap 


Tlieiixth  faoofce 

Jjg  out  their  lnoojhes  fo?  their  fafees  alonetfo?  cttcnlacc  alfo 
arc  a part  of the  inoojfc.'Ehen  arc  luce  tnocttco  to  the  £§>onne, 
anb  tljespoone,  anb  the  other  beaucnlp  powers  fo?  their  bene* 
fites,becaufethataltboughthep  bee  better  than  thethutgoy 
tobereintoo  tbepfi)tnc:pettbep  helpcbs  too  theattrinement 
of  greater  thiuges  r^no  atfb,that  thep  helpcbs  of  fet  purpofe: 
Sub  therefore  bjce  bce  tSje mo?ebotmD  tmtoo  them  * jfo?inee 
fiumble  not  bppon  their  benefices  brithout  their  fenointeoge: 
but  thep  bnltmell  loee  fboulD  rccepue  thefe  tbtnges  mbicbince 
reccpite.^no  although  then  baue  fotnme  greater  purpofe  anb 
fomme  greater  frutc  of  their  tooo?fee,  tljanthe  p?eferuatton  of 
mortal!  tbtnges  :pet  notbntbftanthng,euenfo?  our  boeaiefatte 
alfo, there  baas  a p?ouiDcnce  fent  befoje  at  the  firlt  beginning 
of  tbtnges , ana  there  bias  fuche  o$cr  Jlabltlbeb  in  the  lno?lb, 
as  it  map  appeere  there  boas  no  final!  regarb  ban  of  bs  * £2Xee 
oioebtutifuinelfe  too  our  iparentes : anb  pet  manic  of  them 
tnatcljeb  nottoogtther  too  beget  Cbiib?cn.'£be  <E5obs  cannot 
fame  too  hatteboone  thep  buff  not  inbat, confiDermg  bob)  thep 
Ijaue  pjottpbebfoObeanb  all  other  (binges  afo?cbanbefo?  all 
tnen,  nepther  begate  thep  bs  bnmarcs  fo?  inborn  thep  Ijaue 
creates  fo  manp  thinges  . #0?  nature  tnpnbeb  bs  before (hee 
tnabe  bs : anb  toee  are  not  fo  fipgbt  a bioo?ke , that  mee  coulb 
dtp  from  birbnb)ares  «&ee  bob)  muchc  fijee  hath  permitteb 
bs , anb  holn  farre  mannes  Dominion  firetcljeth  further  than 
ouer  mancnelp.^ee  bob)  farre our  boopes  map  raunsge,anb 
hob)$2ature  hath  not  reftrapneb  themintthtn  the  bounbes  of 
anp  laitbes,  but  hath  gtuett  them  free  fcopc  into  etterp  part  of 
Ijtrfelf.^eeholi)  muchc  memtes  mpnbes  bareabuettture , anb 
fioin.  thep  onelp  epther  Ituoinc  o?  feeler  the  <Sobbcs , afpprtng 
too  hcawenlp  tljtnges,bp  thempttb  inhiche  ts  gitten  too  mount 
aloft  *gou  map  percepue  hob)  man  ts  notanbnaoupfeb  peece 
oflnojfce  clumpereo  bp  tnhaft.  among  the  greatefi  mooses 
of  nature,  there  ts  nothing  biherein  nature  mo?e  glo?petb » oj 
at  lealllnpfe  inheretn  fi)ee  map  mo  je  glo?ie.  © oin  great  a mab* 
neflfe  is  ittooquarell  mttfrtbetSoobes  fo?  their  omnegiftes? 


quptcb 


ot  15enef  ytmg. 

pupteotoitljout  co® : tub®  penpetfj  I;tmfclf  too  Ij^tue  receptttb 
ought  at  tketrbanoes,  utfjtclj  unit  euer  giuc  ano  newer  rectue? 
51  no  tubat  a fretoatonefle  is  it  fo?  a man  Hottoo  tbihk  btmfclf 
leboioen  too  one.eucnbccauiebets  gooo  too  btnubatoenpes 
foaim  too  faptljat  tbebme  comuiuance  ano  bolotrsg  on  of  bis 
godOneflfe,ts  but  a token  that  ijee  couio  not  ctljemple  ooo 
tljougb  be  toouio  t -S^ap  t!joi!,3l  totUnor.eof  tt,lce  bint  keepe  it 
too  bunfelf,  rnfio  franco  it  at  bis  bano : aim  packe  tljow  toagt's 
tber  aU  tlje  ‘mooses  of  a tbankleflempno : peefljaii  tljou  not 
tijerefojefpno  tlje  SclTc  goponefle  in  ljira,tDbofe  bountecufnes 
commctljbntoo  tljec,etten  toljple  tljou  oenpe®  it  ,anopf  mbofc 
benefites  etten  this  is  one  of  tlje  greatdf,  tljat  be  mill  gate  bii? 
to  tl;ee,euen  tljougb  tljou  gruogelt  agetnll  Ijmi* 


CC^^uit  Chapter* 


€€ft  tbbtt  notljotu  parentes  fafo?cc  tbe 
tenser  ebplobofipoftbetr  cbilojentoo  tie 
tnuraceof  gooo  ^m&olfom  tljings?iBitb 
beeofttil  care  ooo  tbep  djeriflj  tljetr  booies, 
tbouglj  tlje  cbilojen  meepe  ? If  rpue  agein® 
it,  $no  lea®  bntpmelp  {oocenelTe  might 
make  them  groine  atu?pe:  tbepbpno  tijent 
Crept  too  make  them  gfotoe  right,  ano  anon  af?ct  jnffrucfc 
them  inltbcrall  fctenccs , reitreptung  tljem  butb  feareif  theft 
beebnmilltng  ♦ Spojeotter  .tljcp  frame  anp  applp  tbcirbeaoie 
powtlj  bittoo  ®b?‘ft»fijbmefaftnefle,  aim  gooo  manners,  tftbep 


recetueof  our  parentes , are  tbofe  tfj.at  ate  ref  euieeptber  wi* 
Mftfttgfp  i|Bfe  Btttoillttiglp. 


m r*V 


mm 


i he  fix  Eh  books- 

jfrtoo  tbcfe  btttbankfull  folk  tu^i'cTj  refuse 
gooo  turned  not  bpcaufe  tbep  cannot  fltni 
in  tkf  tr  (jattrs  too  bane  them, but bpcaufe 
tbcp  emmot  ftnbent  tfjetr  Ijartcs  too  bee 
: beboibenfo?  tbentjtbep'be  like  on  tbe  com 
trarte  patte,in?jrc[je  tl^ougfj  ouerntuclje 
kpnoneffe > are  tooont  too  totft)  fomme  tm 
conuenience  oj  asuerdtie  Ontoo  tfjofe , too  tobom  tbcp  bee 
mofiebebolben,  tberbp  toofijetoe  Ijotu  mpnofull  affection  tbep 
bearetbem  foptbeir  benefitereceitrebv  SOIjttljertljrcp  boo  tljis 
tljiitg  artgbt  ano  of  a goob  tort Mt  is  a queffiomfitb  tbeir  mpnb 
is  like  too  tljeirs , toijo  burning  irticauio  Ibue , boo  toifij  tbeii: 
louer  bamfijment , toortje  enoe  tbcpmigbt  accompanie  ber  in 
bet  oiltr  effe  ano  separturc:appouertit,tao  tbe  enoe  tbepmrgbt 
releeue  tier  toanctoj  fikneffe  too  tbe  ettb  tbep  mpgbtfit  bp  bee 
too  tenober : anofinaUpOibicbebnoer  pjofeffion  ofloue,Ooa 
totfb  tobatfoeuer  !)er  eiiemie  toottlb  bane  toiflbeb  ontoo  ber*. 
Cberefoje  tbe  enoe  of  Oatreo  ano  of  jfrcntifce  lone  is  toe 
neere  alt  one , ^Dbeltke  tbtng  affo  betpoetb  too  tbofe  that  tot 
tbeir  freenoes  barmc.too  tbe  intenttbat  tbep  mate  rib  tbernof 
it.anb  make  toate  too  benefiting  bp  booing  them  to?ong:tober* 
astttoere  ntuebe  better  , euen  btterlp  too  leaueof  ,tban  too 


if  a maker  of  a fijip  tboufo  pjapetbe<S?obo«g  too  fenbe  cruelt 
ff  o)mesanb  ttbiipefieSjtootbe  intent  too  make  bis  conning 


fftotrlb  beiire  tbe  6obbes , tbat  a greatie  ntuititwbc  of  enemies 


faff  call;  bo  btmfelf  fnlgbtniake  ailfafe  agetnetbo Me  otone 
greater.  g!o?te  f ail  tbefe  eonuep  tbeir  benefites  bp  a curfeo 
toaie.toben  tbep  call  tbe  ©obbeo  ageit^itnmtobom  tbep  them* 
felues  tooulb  fuecop,  atttobfffce  too  jirtr  turn  firft  tb?otoen 
bonne  , tbat  tbeptbemfelueg  might  tapfc  (jim  bp»  31t  is  an  bn* 

natural 


of  Belief y ting.  95. 

naturail  anti  bntotuaroe  maner  of  kpnoneffe,  too  tjatfiji  miffop> 
cane  too  fucbe  a one  as  a man  cannot  niitlj  ljoneftie  fopfake*  . 

iJmifljfTapctb  be)burtetb  Ijim  notjbpeaufe 
3!  unflj  tljc  pcrillanotlje  remetue  botijeat 
once*  ?.  ■ 

'SJjat  isas  nwebetoo  fop, as  tljou  art  not 
altoogttljer  deete  from  offence  .-tint  tljou 
offenoeff  ieffe  tljau  if  t(jou  fbouloettmilbe 
Ijtrn  Ijartne  mttljout  Ijdp , 3it  mere  but  a 
foamopatttoo  tbjuff  a mantntoo  tlje. mater  too  tlje  intent  too 
puli  Ijtm  out  agemetojtoo  tljjomeljtmooune,  to  tlje  intent 
too  fetteljim  at  libertie  * 3f t i s no  benefiting  too  make  an  enoe 
of  booing  mjong:  neptljer  iaisa  popnt  of  kpnsneffefoj  a 
man  toomitbspame  tljat  tiling  frontons  ,mbidjebee  bimfeife 
ban  laps  bppon  bim.3!  bas  ieuer  tljat  tbou  iboutoeft  not  mount* 
mce,tban  tljat  eljoulboulscftbeale  mee  **3it  igmaoptb  <S5a®ba* 
mercte  if  tfiou  giue  mm  alplapfier  kecanfe  3lammounscs,but 
not  if  tbou  mounsmer  too  gtuc  mee  a piapffer , $ man  neuer 
iikeo  too  fjatie  a &kurre,bKt  in  compartfon  of  tlje  mounS:ano 
pet  as  tocB  as  Ije  liketlj  of  tlje  doling  of  it, be  Ijau  ieuer  to  bane 
binmitljoutit,3ftijou  fi)ouloeftmiQ)  fo  too  one  that  tbou  mart 
nothing  bebolsentoo,tt  mere  an  bnkpns  mpfijtano  nnicljmoje 
bnkpnb  mereit  fop  too  miff*  fo  nntoo  Ijtmtbat  batb  oooue  tljcc 
frenbfijip* 

ClO)c*£Jft«Xl)aptct> 

2£tilbe  tkeremitlj  (faperb  be)  tljat  3!  map  See  a^ 
bit  coofuccour  bnn/jftrft , (fop  33  mill  cut  tljce 
©fmtbemibttes  oftljpmifije)tbou  art  alreaoie 
nnkpno*33  kere  not  petmijatfljoumouiscltboo 
fop  bi  ro * but  31  knome  mbat  tboumoui&ett banc 
birn  fufferiCbonmi^rff  bim  perpleptie,  fears , op  feme  grea* 
*et  inconuenfence,  tatbe  enoe  |e  map  bane  nee&e  of  tbp  beipe* 


&a,iij* 


Tiiefixth  books 

Sftbis  is  once  agemd  Ijtm.  'Eljoumidjcd  I>cc  fljeulb  fjaue  ntebe 
oftljp  Ijelu  , U fo?  tljpfelf.  'Cbp  meeitmg  is  not  too  ftic- 
courljimjbuttoopapbim.iijetbatfopodetb.moulbfapncbaKe 
bint  papb,but  bee  moulb  not  bee  ’Papmapder  Ijimfelfe.  3nl<  fa 
tbe  onip  thing  tlj.it  bare  a countenance  of  Ijoneflie  in  tfjp  mid), 
(namelp  tlje  tanking  long  too  b®  out  of  Det)is  bnljonelf  anb 
bnfrenblp,,ff  o?  tbou  milbed  not  cljat  it  map  Ipe  in  tbp  lot  to  re* 
quote kpnonelie: but tljat  Ijemapbee  info?ceb  too  crauc  tljp 
fuccour.CSjou  maked  tbpfelfljis  fuperiour , anb  ( mbttbe  is  a 
buckcbnclfe)tljou  carted  Ijim  &oune  to  tbp  feete  ,mijo  batlj  be® 
ferueb  bit  11  at  tbp  banb  - pom  mitclje  raeeter  mere  tt  too  ome 
mitb  an  boned  goon  mill,  tljan  to  bee  bifcljargco  bp  euill  mea* 
nes , ^ijoufijoulocd  bane  offennebleflMf  tbou  banned  foj- 
fmo?nc  tbe  tljtttg  tljat  tbou  bade  recepuen.  jfo?  belboulo  Ijaue 
led  no  mo?e  but  bis  gift/But  nolo  tbou  milt  Ijaue  Ijnnbecome 
tljpbnberiing  mitlj  tlje  Ioffe  ofbtsgoobes,anb  bee  pulleb  fo 
lorn  bp  tbe  alteration  of  Ijtsdate^bat  bts  omne  benefices  mud 
ouermatder  bun.s&ljall  31  graunnt  tljee  too  bee  freennlpfmilb 
it  too  bts  fate  mbont  tbou  meenefl  fo  too  pleafure . termed 
tbou  it  ak?nrmi(be,mbiclje  map  asmell  befeemea  foe  as  a 
freeub g anb  mbtclje  no  bout  but  an  abuerfarte  anb  an  enentpe 
tooulb  battemane , tbe  latter  pointes  ercepten  ? €uen  mortal! 
enempes  bauemilbenteo  take  fomeCittes,too  tbe  intent  tbe? 
wpgbt  fane  tljem:  $ to  ouercome  feme  men, tortlje  intent  too 
parnon  them  ♦ $nn  pet  mere  not  fucbe  mifbcs  tbe  lelFe  enemp* 
Jpke.confibertng  bom  tlje  m&ked  part  of  them  commetlj  after 
crueltie.jf  tnaUp  mbat  maner  of miflbes  beemed  tljou  tljem  to 
bee  .mijicbe  noman  moulb  leffe  too  take  effect,  tljan  bee  bnto 
mijotn  tljou  midbed  tljem  ? Coo  eutll  rood  tljoit -beale  mttfj 
Ijiur.mijom  tbott  moulbeft  Ijaue ljurteb  bp  tbe  ©obbes.aub  bel* 
pen  bp  tljpfelf?  pea  anb  tooleamnlp  bealett  tbou  mitb  tlje  (Sob* 
bes , fo?  tbou  putted  oucr  tbe  truelttemttoo  tljem , anb  refer- 
ued  al  tlje  kpnbnes  too  tijpfelf.Coo  tlje  intent  that  tljou  mapff 
boo  goon.tbe  ®ons  mud  booljarme.iif  tljou  (boulbed  fttbojne 
an  accufar,anb  aftermarb  rentoue  bim  tljpfelfro?  if  tbou  Iboui* 
bed  intangle fwn  infome  femte , anb  aftermarb  rib  bim  out  ol 


of  Benefiting.  96. 

it  t noman  tooulb  bout  but  tbott  seiteff  Sncbesly,  Snsstfjat 
f Rillcs  it  neither  fitclje  a thing  bee  gone  about  by  count  op  by 
totfibing,fautng  tbattbousnflbcft  ijtm  ouerffrongabucrfa* 
rieerEboucanttnotfaye,S)batb)?ongsoo3  too  bmUCby 
Inifi)  ts  either  nceole(fe,oj  Sycngfulhnay  ratljer,  it  is  btpong- 
full  though  it  burner  fucceffe . %ijat  tljou  bjtngeft  it  not  too 
paffe,it  is  <6050  gift : buttby  Uffflbing.of  it,  is  playnesijong. 
®bou  bad soone  tnougb,  9 mister  ought  to  bee  no  Ieffe  offeit. 
sessntb  thee,  tljan  if  tljou  bagseft  brought  it  too  full  effect, 
C'HT^^jctJtuXijaptter. 


■ st  my  pjayersffayetb  be)  ban  pjenayles, 
tbey  ban  pjeuayles  too tljp  fafette, 
ifirfttbou  bufibed  mce  certeine  barme 
bnber  Sncertein  belp.^ns  feconoly:tljougb 
borljebicrecertrineiyetis  tbatffrd,b)!jtcb 
burtctb.'Befiscs  tbis,tbe  constnonofeby 
Snflj  is  fenotoenbuttoo  tbyfelfjaffojmeeii 
am  furpjyfes  in  tbemeanebobyleby  tbe  temped, ano  bjote  not 
tobitberjl  IbaHftnse  barbojougljojfucco? . SBbat  a torment 
is  tt  (trobie  you)  too  baue  mantes , tbougb  3 happen  too  ob* 
teyne  reieef  ?o?  too  baue  bin  in  fcare, tbougb  3 fortune  too  bee 
fanes  ?oj  too  bane  bilsebpjty  banseat  tbe  barre,  though  31 
tbaunee  too  bee  guitte?J2oense  of  feare can  bee  fobteli  likes 
of , but  that  tbe  founsc  ano  snappaypes  guietneffe  fljoulsbce 
better  iifces  of,  SCtifb  that  tljou  mayed  bee  able  too  requyte 
tny  benefite , if 31  ibouls  danse  in  ncese  of  tbeeibut  not  that  31 
CjouIO  {fans  in  neese  of  tb®,3f  tbe  tbing  tbat  tbousnffljcd  Ijab 


*Cl)apitcc, 

. £>£23  muebe  mo?e  boneffie  is  it  too  totffr 
tbus  f 3 pjaye  <6 on  tontines)  him  in  fuche 
Hate  , as  be  mate  altoayes  scale  brnefftes, 
ans  neue  r neebe  too  recctueXctfurtje  abr-* 
iitie  euermojefoiobjc  biro,  asnsaic  ft*ffy?e 
bun  too  sfc  bountifuil  popping  out  ans  re* 
toning, fo  as  be  mate  neucrmaRc  nycc  too 


« . The  fixth  booke 

coo  3000,110?  repent  him  of  that  he hath  Boone,  6ob  grannt 
that  Ijio  nature  tohtchcis  foietoarB  cf  ttfciftoo  allftynBeof 
rourtefic , pttte,  anBm£rc(e,tnaie5ecSirrcB5panB'PjouoK£0 
by  the  multttutse of  fljanbfttll  perfones , of  tobom  ©on  fence 
fjtrn 8o?e,butyet  foas  bemaie  neuerljaue  neeoe  of  tbem«3| 
tooulBijcfyoulol'ee  Bnintreatable  too  noman , noybauenceBe 
too  intreate  ante  man . 3!  tooulo  that  fortune  might  perfeuee 
toith  fo  equal!  fauo?  totoarBes  him , as  noman  might  bee  able 
too  bee  tljanbfull  too  btm,otbertoyfe  thqn  tnbart.l!)oto  muebe 
ntoje  rigljtfuUare  thefetoiflbes,tol;icheBjiuetheenot'oftoo 
Dofryt  fo?  octafion , but  make  tljee  tbankfuilout  ofbanoe  ? jfo  j 
tohatfboitlB  let  thee  too  requyte  freeudbip  too  Ijtm  that  is  in 
pjofpertrie  ?Cpoto  mante  tljtnges  are  there  toherby  toee  maie 
requite^uentotoarBes  farije  as  haue  the  tootle  at  toill.bee  to® 
newer  fo  far  intljctr  Bet?$sfo?  example,  faithfull  counfell, 
contmetoall  attenoance , gentle  tal&c  ano  pleafant  tottljouc 
f[atferie1eares(;in)ebee.tnpnBeBtooBebatcthinges)hcetrfu!iJ 
anB  (tfhe  commit  awetbing  too  them ) truSte3  anD  familiar 
tonuerfation,  1^?ofperitie  nwter  aouaunceB  any  wait  fo  high* 
but  bee  might  fo  mtiche  themote  feele  the  toant  ofafreno , as 
he  founo  Me  toant  of  all  other  thiuges. 

$ts  irbfcmmetoiflhtngfs  toobee 
baiulheb  ano  Bjiuen  far  atoay  toit& 
hart  ana  mynu . Canffthow  not  bee 
fhanbfull,but  thoumufiehaue  the 
(Sobs  BifplcafeB  toith  thy  freeitB? 
D } bnoettfSoeftthott  not  boto  thou 
ftnneftin  thisJbrijalf.that  thou  nea- 
leff  better  toith  hint  too  tohom  tljoit 
aft  BnbynB  ?let  thy  myno  rotme 
Bpponfmp?ifonment,bonB£s,{l:inche,th?alBome,battellanB 
beggerie,  ^hefeare  the  occafions that  tljou  toilheltfo? : aim 
they  are  farinas  if  a man  haue  eoitenanteo  toith  thee,  they  lhall 
fatieljim  harmelrife  of  his  bouBagemft  thee,  £&l;ytooulDrif 

tljou 


of  Benefy  ting,  97, 


thou  not  rather  haue  him  conttneto  tnablenelTe  atto  p?ofperi* 
tie, too toljomthott arte fo greatly beljoloen ?fo? (as  31  rapt) 
toljat  ietteth  tf?ec  too  regupte  bpnonelTe  , cucn  totoaroestljofe 
that  are  in  happpcG  Sate , fith  thou  mapff  fpno  toijeretotth  too 
too  it  abounoantlp  ? 2Hhat  ? fenotoeft  tljou  not  that  men  pape 
their  Dettes  euen  toetlje  bielthie?  “Coo  tlje  intent  3 Srepne 
tljee  not  ageinff  tbp  toilhb®  it  fo  tljat  toeltljp  p?ofperitie  haue 
ejccluoeo  all  tljinges ; pet  Ml  3 fijetoe  thee  toljat  tljtng  it  is 
tljat  greate  Sates  Ijaue  great  fcarfnelTe  of,  ant  toljat  it  is  tljac 
tljep  toant  tofticlje  areotoners  of  all  tljinges. iUerelp  cuenfuch 
a one  as  fpeabetfjtlje  truthe;  toho  fpnting  a man  in  a ma?e  a- 
mong  flatterer  s,anob?eugljt  too  otter  tgnojance  of  the  truth 
bp.berp  euSomcofberfeening  toopleafant  tljinges  in  Seoe  of 
right  tflinges,  reclapmetb  him  from  the  Ipfeing  ant  allotting 
offaifefelottes . g>eeftthou  not  Ijototlje  Ioffe  of  tljeir  Itbertie 
b?tuetb  tljem  Ijeatlong  into  flautfbe  th?aloomc  though  tljetr 
font  Ueieef,  toljple  noman  counfeletlj  o?  tifftoatefij  tljem  as  Ije 
tljmfceth,hut  euet  p man  Srpues  toljo map  flatter  moS,  ant  all 
tlje  feruiQtfilenefie  aim  all  tlje  labour  of  all  tljeir  frentes  ten- 
tetlj  onlp  too  tljis  one  point,namelp  bp  ttbat  meanes  tljep  map 
tecepue  tljem  moSe  pleafantlp ? tfhep.  fcnette  not  tljeir  otone 


as  greate  as  tljep  toere  bojne  in  bant  too  bee,tbep  brought  bp* 
pon  tljemfelues  both  neetlelfe  toarres.ant  fuclj  toarres  as  tit 
fallout  to  tlje  peril!  of  ail  tbinges : tbep  b?afcc  neceffarteantr 
pjofitableeontojt:  ant  folotoing  bnreSrepneo  ttjatfje,  tljep 
fljeo  tbe  blut  of  rnani e men,®  at  tlje  laS  tljeir  otone  too.GCtljple 
tljep  reuegeo  bntrpeo  guarrellesfo?  trpet.eSeeming  it  no  leflfe 
tifljonour  too  bee  perftoatet  tljan  too  bee  tanguiSjet , ant 
thought  tlje  tbinges  too  bee  turable,  tohicblfagger  then  moS 
tohen  tljepbee  brought  too  the  hpghefftthep  ouerthjetoe  great 
btntomes  bppon  themfelues  aut  theirs : neptljer  percepuco 
thep  tljat  bppon  that  Sage  fo  gUSering  toith  gootes  that  are 
both  bapne  anufligljttuU,  it  Bo  one  tljem  in  hano  too  haue  loo* 
bco  fo?  muclje  aoueeStte , fperiallp  from  that  tpme  foo?th  that 
tljep  couloljeere  no  truths  r 

m/,  €%¥ 


The  fixth  booke 


the  thin^es  mere  chat  bee  trufteb  too* 
gljpli^  >§  £>r.e  rapeb  that  the  (Drecftes  tooulo  ntuer 


& carte  the  firft  fringes  of  the  mart  c,  but 
IsioulD  ramie  amaic  at  the  ftrft  b?ute  of  hist  arriuall ♦ Another 
fa?D,tbcre  tons  no  none  but  hie  botfge  multitttbemas  able  not 
onlptpo  co%uer, hot  alfo  too  ouermhelmc  all  (Sreece,anothae 
itmfrs  rather  too beefcartOjleaCfthepihculofinbe the  Cities 
empire  anti'  Defolate  .fo  as  his  enemies  (hauls  beeflet)  aboape, 
aim 


Another  bare  him  itt  hantre  chat  the  eohole  mojlb  mas  feared'' 
mpbepnougb  fojhtm, that  there  mas  not  ^saroome  en  tlje7 
boater  fo?  his  ftjippes,  mn  elliobojoome  on  the  Lanbe  fojljfs* 
holies  too  iitcamp tn.noj  djampiongrounb  pttough  fo?  his' 
ho?fe  men  too  marche  in , no?  feopepnough  in  the  ap^e  too  let 
ftp  the  arromes  $ bartes  that  thouls  bee  feitt  out  of  allbanbes, 
cElben manic  b?agges  hab  bin  mabe  in  this  bopfe  > too  pjtfcfte 


Ouermeemng  rSDnelp  Demamtus  the  Lacedemonian  tolb  him, 
thatt.hefeiffamcbifojbereb  anb bouge  multitube  mherofijee 
hab  fo  greatea Iphing , boas  too  bee  feareb  ofhim  that  Ihoulb 
leabeit.bpeattfeitbuas  rather  comberfomme  than  llrongrfoj 
ouergreate  chinges  cannot  bee  rttleb , anb  boljacfoeucreannot 


intounter  thee  at  the  berpe  foote  of  the  Hpill>anb  giue  thee 
a'trapall  of thetr  fo?ce*  €b?mbuntyeb  menne  mill  holo tacke 
ageinft  tljefcfo  manptboufanbes  of  people  * ®hep»miUftanb 
fall  bppon  thetr  grounb,  too  btfenb  the  narrome  ^treightes, 
closing  them  bp  ageinfi  thee  rnith  their  omhe  hobtes,  911  Ma 
%a.Utu>vt  remoue  them  but  of  their  place.  feamea?  thep  be, 


of  Benefiting.  98. 

tbep  mill  outftanoc  tljc  rage  of  tlje  Bamll:*  ano  tbc,B?unt  in 
ntaner  of  mljole  manfepno  ruflmig  in  bppon  tljem  ♦ SLUjnv  tut* 
turc  batb  ulttnu  bir  ejoer  too  rouuep  tl;ee  cuer,  cl;eu  (bait  bee 
graueleo  attbe  firilftep : ano  tnfcentbou  bafie  cali  tbp  Caroes 
boiumueb  tbeflrcptes  of  'Cfeermopple  llano tbee  in.t!)anfi;aie 
bee  able  ton  mafeemr  eflmtpte  oftbp  further  Ioffe  thereafter* 
Cboufoalttben  krneffjat  tljouinapft  bee  banqutfbcb.toben 
tljouibalt  percepue  that  thou  map0  bee  sncountefco . Beretp 
tljcptmU  Ibunne  tbee  attbefirft,  in  manic  places , as  carp  to  a* 
toap  bp  ^ beugenep  of  feme  foooetn  uiatcrfijot,  mjjole  ftrft 
ffreame  commetb  gulfing  m«b  great  tertcur:but  anon  after 
tbep  tmUrpfe  feboie.  roogttber  ageinff  tljee  on  all  fpoes , a no 
0 tfirene  tSjce  Uiitb  tbpnc  o We  peto?e . %\)t  report  is  true  tljae 
tbc  ^furniture  f6)ebisJK3ajrte  is  greater  tbatt  can  bcsrecep* 
ueo  oftbofe  Countciesn)ij|cbe  thou  purpofefttoo  afiapie,  But 
tljls  thing  jfgpeuen  therefore  (ball 

(Srotce  banqiiifljUjce.becaiifeit  cannot  receiuetbee*,EIjpn 
ranlt  not  ofe  tbp  mboie  fojee.  S^ojeottcr,  (toljtdjets  tbeonelp 
jafegarb  of twinges  ) tbcwicanfl  not  belttrre  tbet  teopjeuent 
»^e  firftb^untpftbingcs,  tbou  caiiS  not  fuceourtbings  at  tbe 
pfncfjc , itopreiecuc  ano  fire ngj&en  then?  inben  tbep  go  too 

greqt^ijple;eretfep|i;(i«it: 
percepuje  it,  Cbou  ntttjif  nottbinc^b^t  ?hpne  Semie  cannot 
tbetfo?c  beeluitbffoooe  becaufe  tlk^apteinc  btmfeif  fenoboes 
:not  tbe  nomber  of  it.|5otbing  is  fSjgreate  but  it  map  pereCbet 
Wo  though  o%r  occaCons  n>ant§p  ,:j»fti:it»oulo  oelfruetioii 
$ro$c$$o&|ki?  comg  ^fgrcMife^be tbinges  that 

ipu  i ano  km 

^obutic  alj^ingesttljat  Goooe  in  bis  toape , jmg Boppeo  of  big 

lnen  euerptobere  ©rjsce^  pOerflooo  bom  far re 

fcp  tbaf$eeoH$p  bao  telo  him  tbe  mtktu  ano 
• gauebim  leant  tooafbe  mljac  bee  rnoulo , DemaratHsMin® 
siiW  , that 


The  fixth  booke 

that  Ije  might  enter  tntoo  Sardis  the  greatelf  Cttie  of  A fa , in 
a Cbarpot,  tuit!)  a high  Cap  of  maintenance  bppon  bis  beae, 
mbicbemas  a thing  lamfull  fo?  none  Put  iSpnges  too  ooo.tpe 
mas  mo?tbp,of  tl;e  remaro  before  be  fuco  fo?  tt/But  bom  m?et* 
ebeo  a jSatton  n>as  tbat , mbere  there  mas  noman  that  mouio 
tei  tpe  king  tije  trutb/autngbe  that  coin  it  too  bis  onrne  lolTe? 

CC^c^uXljaptter* 

i l)t  Cmperour  Augustas  ban  banilbeo  bis 
| Daughter  fo?  fteptung  of  bir  honour  bp 
\ tbe  b?eacl;e  of  btr  ebaftitie,  ano  bao  bla^eo 
! abiooetbeflaunoer  of  tbe  impertalfjoufe* 
3 s bom  (bee  ban  aomitteo  Poulterers  too 
btr  bp  Ijeapestbomlbee  ban  gaooeoouet 
all  tbe  Citie.mitb  mgbtreuelinges ; bom 
fbee  ban  baunteo  tbe  berp  Jubgementeourt  ttfelfe  mitb  btr 
mbo?eoome,  pea  euen  tbe  cbtnott  Cpall  mberetn ber  father  ban 
ntaoe  a tame  agetnftmbo?ebome : ano  bam  fbee  ran  oaplp  too 
tbe  ^ryw3becomming  of  a p?iuie  Poultereffe,  anopenttrum* 
pet, ano  faking  all  libertie  of  licentious  looceneffe,bp  oealing 
mitb  bnkno  men  PouIterers?.^befe  tbinges  ,mbicbe  a prince 
ought  fometpme  as  mefl  td^tonceale  astoopuntO),  (fo?flje 
Ibame  of  forne  tbinges  reoouboetb  alfo  too  tbe  punilber ) tbe 
Cmperour  being  bttab$  too  mapftcr  bis  omne  m?atb»bab  ptu 
bltlbeo  ab?ooe . Pftertoarb  mben  bp  continuance  of  tpme,  re* 
nto?febao  fucceeoeo  in  the  placeof anger : then  fpgbing  tbac 
be  ban  not  fuppjeCfeotbofe  tbinges  mttlj  ftlence.mbtcbe  be  ban 
bin  ignorant  of  fo  long  bill  irtftrs  a lbame  too  fpeake  of  them; 
be  krpeo  out  oftentpme^  ^ftoneof  theft  tbinges  bab  bappenen 
too  mee,tf  either  Agnppa  9?  CMcecenas  babbitt  alpue«£>o  barb 
a matter  mas  it  fo?  bint  tbat  bao  fo  manie  tboufaito  menne,  too 
fupplpe  tbe  Ipke  of  tmoo  Ipis  legions  mere  flapne,ano  bpano* 
bp  nemmere  leupeo^ts  jfl&te  mas  loft  bp  m?ecke3ans  mitbin 
feame  napes  after  a ncm  mas  aflote.jfp^ao  offaceb  tbe  eont* 
tnon  butioinges , ano  there  greme  bp  other  better  than  tbofe 
that  mere  burnte*  But  tbe  places  of  ^Maecenas  ano  tsfgrippa 
»v‘v  - mere 


of  Benefiting.  pp. 

doere  emptie  all  bis  Ipfe  long*  S2Xljat  fbould  33  tbincke  ? Chat 
there  doantefltlje  Ipke  of  them  to  bee  taken  into  their  roomes? 
o?  that  t be  faulte  duas  in  fjtmfelfe,  doljo  ban  rather  complapite, 
than  fecke  ? 3It  is  not  too  bee  thought  that  onclp  cs4grippa  ana 
LMcecenas doere  dooont  too  tell  hint  tljc  trutije,  toho  if  tljep  hab 
bin  alpue.lhoulb  hauebin  diflemhlers  as  doell  as  the  reft, 31 1 is 
the  gupfeofEpnglp natures,  too pjapfe  tljinges  fojcpaft  iit 
derogation  oftpinges  pjefent,  and  too  attribute  the  berttie  of 
truethtelltng  bntoo  tljofe,  at  duljofe  bandes  thep  beepaft  pertll 
of peering  tlje  trutpe  anp  moje, 

CCt)c*OTtu,£t)apiter> 

UZ  too  the  end  31  matebjing  mpfelfbacke 
ageine  too  rnp  purpofc,tljou  feeft  bodu  ealte 
a matter  it  is  too  requpte  kpndnefle,  euen 
todoaroes  fuche  asaretnpjofperitie,  and 
fettled  in  the  feege  oftoojldip  toeltlj*  'Cell 
them, not  dohat  tljep  lift  to  Ijeerc  pjefentlp, 
butdobat  thep  maie  like  too  Ijeere  euer  * % 
treto  Taping  mapperljappes  fomme  tpme  enter  intoo  the  cares 
that  bee  full  of  flatteringes.d&tue  thou  founde  tounfell, 

Slfkeft  tljoudobht  thou  mapft  ooo  foj  him  that  is  in  pjofpert- 
tie?Bjing  too  palfc  that  he  tnaie  put  no  trull  in  his  pjofpcritte, 
and  let  him  bnocrUande  that  the  fame  hath  neede  of  manic  and 
fatthfull  hanues  too  h*lde  it  fait . 31s  it  hut  a fmall  thing  that 
thoudooft  foj  hint , tfthou  rid  him  from  his  fononelTe  of  belegt- 
uing  that  his  good  fortune  fljatl  rontinedo aldoapcs  dpitb  him,- 
and  teacpe  him  that  the  thinges  are  mouahle  tuhiehe  cljaunce 
hath  giuen  him,  ittfomtithe  ascbcpfip  atoaie  falter  tljautljep 
came , and  that  menretp?e  notdoune  ageine hp  the  fame  gree* 
ces  that  tljep  daent  dp  too  tljetop  bp,butCfallfo  Ijeaotongptljat 
oftetttpmcs  there  fs  ho  dillancebetloeenechetfpjdfperitie  and 
detcrmoftaouerfittc?  Chou  knodoeft  not  ofhodo  grcatebalcbi 
freehdlhip  is,  if  thou  dnderlland  not  £ thou  gftieft  hima  great 
thing  ,'tdodohom  thou  giuellafreend , a thing  ge?mt  toobee 
founde,notonlp  in  bodofes,  hut  alfo  in  duboie  doo  jloes,  dabfrbe 

T5b,iiU  ,»S 


The  fixth  books 

i 0 not  ante  tobere  mo?e  mi!Ting,tban  lu()crc  it/s  thought  ntoff 
too'^Uonnu  ♦ Wljat  • fiippofeit  tfjoutfjat  tyefc  bilies  uibitbe 
irarceip clje  temcmberance  oj  Ranees of-tbrirCfev^cscDm- 
^ebcn&,are  tbcbiiics  oftJjetrfte^jieeg  ? Sijcfecijatftance  (it 
great?  ibtonges  knexiung  at  tljm gates, mw  are  atuiittep  bp 
tipti  fomnse  anbtben  feuim^are not  freeimes,  %t  is  an  olticu* 
Coi|mie  offetgcs.arm  of  ftic.be  ag  counterfet  hinges, too  fete 
cut  tfje miiltitube  of  tljetr  frectmes , Sue  it  istf/c pjopertie  of 
pjpfefe  a man  too  mahe  gtcate  account  ojfgitiittg  men  iratte 
too  cctnrne  liKtljin  ijis  ijoinfe,  auotog  tbinbeljec-ootbnienljp* 
no^too  let  tljent  fit  at  ins  gate,  a?  too  beetbe  perfones  tljat 
fnaii  fet  footc  firftmitbinljtsbotoie  , tuber  cm  afterteam  tbere 


in* 


| ^ougeftbsxbc  firg  that  maoeante  fating 
| of their  cenipanie5feaBmitt  fug  fonime  #- 
too  ferret  fanuitaritic,fommein  ccmpanic 
of  many, atm  ot  ijerfome  tottb  all  menmiere 
Gracchus , a no  afremarpe 
^Ijcfe  men  tber  fo?e  bao  ft  eenoeg  of  a firtt 
Foie  .aimcfa  ferono  fp;te,but  newer  any  of 
tbetreb)  fo?t ♦ CaUeft  tipsy  bint  a freeime , that  mult  cane  i)i$ 
turne  erebe  can Talute  eljcc  ? Canft  tbou  allure  tbpfelfof  big 
fairbfulnefre  ,iuljicbe  entered}  notin , but  cronmetljia  axthp 
gate  bait  ageing  tljylmUiSpapc tbatman  pjcacebntDO  tljee 


f accmtnon  rpfe  teoomc  atm  cmutarily  tnct!  ettentop  tbebn* 
irno\ucn)but  inbis  turuefl^erfbfeootob^ 
fbou  csnimefii  iobofe  greeting  fljakctlj  f be  toboie  Citieiaffure 
tbyfelF,  that  although  tbou  fiime  thetouncs  peffer-es  toitbre* 
fet  of  fouic,  ano  eytber  fines  of  tbearcatestbmngcbbwb 
pjeace  of  coiiimers  aim  goers:  tboii  conmiefi  intoo  ppiace  re* 
pieniibfO  toitb  people, but  iioyseoffrecimes  3 frecim  is  too 
bee  fought  in  the  bart^nb  not  in  tl;e  i;aU,#rom  thence niufihe 
-f  ' ‘ * bee 


of  Benefiting.  ioo. 

bee tntertex>nc& , tljcrc  mutt  he  bee  kept,  ano  in  the  tJtrie  in- 
traplesmbtthe  beeioogeo  ♦ 'Ceaclje  this , ano  thou  art  thank* 
fwU  v Chou  hatte  ah  til  opinion  of  tbpfelftf  thottcantt  ttano  tit 
no  tteue  but  in  aouer  fittey  o?  if  tljott  tljinhc there  is  no  necoc  of 
tl;ee  in  pjofpcrittc.^cco^tmj  as  thou  beijaueft  thpfeif  Vopfeip* 
&et&ejn.boutfuiffojtuaeyano  tit  aotterlttie,  ano  inpjofpcritte, 
Dealing  inooutfuil  ttate  otfcree£ip}tn  aBucrfitte  ttouelpjano  tn 
pjofperittettapeolp : fo  mapft  tfoott  pecln  thpfeif  profitable  too 
tbp  freeno  in  a llrefpectes,  if  t!>ou  nepther  abanoon  him  in  his 
aoiterfitte , no?  bulb  aouer fate  too  him . 3!n  fo  greatc  bartetie, 
jnanietbtngcs  mill  fall  tn  bp  tbeb)ap,ano  minttter  thee matter 
too  bioo?ke  tbp  faitbfulnelTebppon , although  tbou  lntC;  them 
not,3!nlike  maner  as  he  tljat  toilheth  a man  riches  too  the  cno 
tooheepertakcr  oftljem  himfelf.feeketh  Ijts  oione  auaplcs 
though  he  feeme  too  mifft  fo?  thootheti^uett  fo  he  that  totfijeth 
Ijts  frceno  ante  mtffoptunc,  too  rtohim  of  it  hp  his  obine  helpe 
ano  fatthfulnciTe^ppeferreth  htmfejf  bcfo^hisfreeno/tohjche 
is  the  popnt  oi  an  bnkpno  perfone),  ano  fianoeth  fo  muche  bp* 
pon  his  obine  reputaciott , that  he  btoulo  haue  his  freenoe  m 
miferte , too  the  eitoe  that  he  Ijimfeif  might  bee  thattkfuli  ano 
theitfb|e  in  the  berie  fame refpccthc  ts  bnthankfuH  ♦ jfs?  his 
meeningtst&a^bnloaoehtmfelf,  ano too  bee  oifchargeoof  a 
heattieburthes^heceis  greats  oifferenee  uihither  a mannes 
hatting  too  retjupte  kpnooeffe , bee  too  pecloc  one  gooo  turnc 
fo?  another  i o?bpca«fe  he  tsiorb  too  bee  in  octree  that  mpn- 
betlj  too  reciutte,\mll  applp  htntfelfto  the  others  commooitiea 
ano  bnfhthat  there  mate  ceotme  a comtenient  tpme  fo?.  tt.'Bue 
he  that  meenetlj  nothing  elfe  hut  too  hot  oifebargeo, bull  court 
too  commetoolHS  purpsfc  bp  anteriieartesabJhtc!)e  is  tbep?o= 
Bertie  of  aberpe  tloifpofeo  minor, 

CC^^^.j^apitcr. 

&pett  thou  that  this  otteramebe  hattemaking  isa 

^binei^bnkpn0ne®?3!  t#ot  it  mo?e  plapn* 

Ip , chattbp  repeting’tliat  tohieh  31  haue  fpoken  alre» 
^■^3  oje  ♦ 4foj %hp  meemng  is  not  too  regupte  the  goon 


The  fixth  booke 

turtle  receiueo,but  too  fcape  from  ik'&ljott  fecmcd  to  faptbtts: 
uiijtcn  fi)aU31  Ijatte  rio  nip  Ijanoes  of  it.?3lmud  labour  bpall 
tjjeanes  polTibie , tljat  31  mate  not  bee  bounotoo  bint  * gf  tljou 
iljouioell  inifij  too  gate  bint  of  bis  otone , thou  mighted  feeme 
far  re  lopoc  from  a thankful!  mamano  pet  is  this  toifij  of  tljpne 
a greater  tojottg  ♦ jfo?tlj9w  curfedljim,  ano  toitb  tbpcrueU 
imfiinfbing.oaffijeft  out  tbe  Bjapnes  of  btm  tub  out  tbou  euglj* 
tell  mod  to  honour*  31  tljtnck  thereto  ttoman  that  tooulo  oout 
of  tfje  cr  ueltie  of  tbp  mpmMf  tljou  fbouloeft  tuiflj  btm  pouertp, 
bondage, famttt,o}  feare.opcnlp  * 3no  toljat  cooes  to  tbercbe* 
ttoeene  toiibiug  it  in  tooojoes , ano  toifbing  it  in  bart  ? fo)  if 
tljou  bee  toell  in  tbp  toittco,  tljou  toilttoilb  none  of  tljefe  tljim 
geo*  0o  nob) , ano  count  tljto  too  bee  a point  of  thankfulnelfe, 
toljiclj  euett  the  tljattkleffe  perfone  tooulo  not  oo,fo  be  toete  not 
c omc  too  the  bating  of  tlje  partt'e , but  onelp  too  tljc oettpall  of 
btobenedte* 

©o  tooulo  call  goolp,  if  be  too  ulo 

Ijauebab  bio  rountrie  conquereo,  too  the 
eno  be  might  faue  bis  father  front  captt* 
utttefSLlbotooulo  tljincke  anie  natural! 
loue  in  tlje  poongmen  of^A^iftbepfraD 
toiflteotljat  spount  *sEtna  might  baue  bro- 
ken out  toitlj  abunoance  of  fpje  farte  be* 
yono  btoaecttdomeo  toont.toopeeloe  them  occaGoit  too  otter 
tbetr  ottettfuli  goootoill  totoaro  tbetr  patentee , bp  carping 
them  bad  clp  tb?  ougb  tbs  miooes  of  tbe  fpje>tootbe  enoe  tbe? 
mtgbt leauegooocpamples  too  tbetr  Cbito?en?Romeis  no*, 
thing beljolocn  to  Sdf to , tf  be  toifbeo  tlje  continuance  of  ottr 
toarreO  toitb  ^ffrick,  too  the  intent  that  bee  bimfelfe  migbt 
make  an  enoe  of  tbem.Eome  is  nothing  beboloett  too  tbe  De-* 
ciuffes  foj  fauittg  tbeir  c ountrte  bp  tbe  oeatb  of  tljemfelues , if 
tbepftrdtoiibcotbatour  otter  neeeffttie  might  make  place  fo? 
fbeirmodmattlpooto*3It  to  tbe  greatedlbame  that  canbe.fo? 
a pijidcion  to  make  tooojkefo?  the pljtficiotnspanp  tljat  Ijao 

increafeo 


ofBenefyting. 


IOI. 

mcrcafcD  the  ei^cs  of  theirljdattentes  e;  fet  them  bach , to 
the  cnee  coo*putcpfe  thcmfelttes  the  mojcglojfe  in  curing 
t bent;  oftentpmes  either  hauc  nothin  able  too  tyiue  the  etfta* 
fes  amap  at  al,o;  clfc  !;aue  martpjeo  the  poo;e  bottle?  in  beag- 
ling them* 

CIT^c.OT^ii^iOjapitcr, 

% is  fapeo  ( fo;  fttrelp  fo  repoitecb 

Hecatm ) tljat  totjen  Call ifi  rat  us  ggQ 

his  cotmtrie , ( t(;c  fehitioufeneile 
aim  bntypolet)  Iihertie  thereof  ban 
haniQjeD  manic  other  mith  him,  )at 
mhattpmc  one  ^(hca  that  the.e^r 
thenims  ittigljt  ljaue  nceoe  too  call 
home  their  Out  lames,  hcimflpkeo 

HSj  fitch  mancr  of returne.'Butour  R»~ 

tilitis  Dele  pet  mo;c  cojagea  uflp.  o;  mljen  one  comfojtce  ijttit 
ano tolo htm  that  Ctuill  Stores  mere  at  hauoe, hp  mcaitts 
mherof  it  moult)  Qjo^tlp  come  to  paffe.tljat  al  3D  utlamcs  (houlo 
returnc  ageine : COhat  barnte  hatte  31  ooone  tbee(quotb  hee) 
that  thou  fijoulDcft  milbe  mee  a moejfe  commtng  home,  than 
going  out.?  3!  ban  leuer  that  mp  Countrie  (houlo  hee  afijamca 
ofmp  banilhmenti  thanhemapleinp  returnc . 3It  is  no  baiuib* 
meat,] 


wbanitbeo* 

Citizens , in  that  the?  maulo  not  hee  relfajeoto  their  natpue 
fople  mith  the  SDomageof  the  ipublikmeale , hccaufe  it  mas 
mo;te  reafon  that tmoo (houlo  hee  greeuea  muuftlp , than  that 
allfihoulohee  grceuco  fopthehurte  of  the  Common  meafet 
Cuenfo  herohferueth  not  the  tsuettc  of  a thankful!  perfone, 
mhich  moulo  hauc hishenefacto?  fall  into  mftrefle,  too  the  sii^ 
tent  that  he  himfelf  might  rioljint  out  of  miferie.jfm  though 
that  man  ttieene  mell , pet  mifheth  he  ill ♦ at  is  not  too  hee  ee* 
fent>eo,anti  mucheldTetoo  he  eommenoto  , tf  a matt  queuthe  a 
fp?e  that  hee  himfelfe  bat  h kino!eo,3ln  fotne  Comon  meales  & 
mickeo  mifl;  hath  hin  hilhe  fo;  a mickeo  ceese* 

&U  C*€i« 


The  fixth  booke 
C^ci^utX^aprtet. 


©rtefle  at  Sltbcns ,T>cm*Aes  consemnes 
one  that  fouls  burpalimare,upponp?oof 
tl;at  Ijee  ban  mttyes  grcate  gapne , Utytcbe 
touts  not  ijappcu  to  Ijimmitbout  tbeseatb 
of ntucljc people  v^et  to  tt moont too  bee  a 
queffiott , mbitber  be  mere  iuttlp  consent* 
ncs  o?  no  ? jpoj  perasuenture  bis  untying 
tons  not  too  fell  unto  mante  follies , but  too  fell  at  bpgb  p?pce, 
ans  to  bupe  tbe  tbtngs  cbeape  utyicb  be  fouls  bp  retaple.Srttb 
ibatliargapning  conitilctb  of  buping  ansfelltngimbp  mjelfelf 
tbou  bis  untyetoo  tbe  one  fpse , mbereas  tbe  gapne  rpfetb  bp 
6otb?3furtbcrmo?e  tboumapft  as  rncll  consemne  all  otber 
men  that  ufe  tbe  fame  erase  of  occuptpngifo?  all  of  tljem  meen 
one  fame  tbing.ansall  of  them  mttye  one  felffame  thing  in 
tbeir  bartes.Cbou  (bait  consemne  tbe  greateftpart  of  mem 
:Jfc?  mbofe  gapne  rpfetb  not  bp  another  maitnes  Ioffe?  ©be 
^>oulster  mttyetb  marre  to?  bis  omne  glojp.Dcrtb  of  ©o?ne 
fettesup  tlje  5)ufbansman:.  ©be  tnmmeli  tampers  scfp?e 
Ro?e  of  pleas . 3 contagieuspccre  is  fo?  tbe  HDbtfictans  as* 
ttaiitagc.  Corrupt  potttb  tnricbctbtbe  Sptllancrs  ans^aber* 
satyers,ans  all  fuebe  as  fell  fpne  SHares  .let  nofpte  no?  me* 
tber  appapje  bottfes,anoebe  Carpenter  map  go  Ipc souite  ans 
fleepe.©  nc  mantles  m ity  m as  caught  bols  on,  ans  all  menne* 
lmtycs  arealtbe ♦ ©binfccl!  tbou  that  iArUntius  ans  vJttriusy 
ans  tbe  relftbathaucpmfelfes  tbe  art  of  €pecnto?tyippe,mity 
not  tbe  fame  tbinges  in  tbeir  bartcs,mbtcb  tbei^eraultes  ans 
Roomers  soc  atjf’uneral!cs?jfo?  tbefe  fenomr  not  mbofe 
scathes  tbepmltyetbut  tbe  otber  mity  tbe  seatbes  of  tbeir  net* 
ref!  acquaintance,  ans  of  tbsfe  too  mbcmtbep  p?etensmo(fe 
frenstyip,fo?  tbfctr  gooses  fabe,  ©be  one  fojtbaucno  lolfe  bp 
nomans  lift  i but  if  men  litie  long,  tbe  otberfojt  are  unsoone, 
anstberfoje  tbeir  mttying  is, not  onlptooreceiuetbatmbtcb 
tbepbaue  earnes  bptbeir  fiitbic  traseibut  allotoobee  sifebar* 
ges  of  tbeir  papmentes.Bo  sout  tberfo?e,but  tbattfjcp  mbicb 

count 


,of  ttenctyting,  ioz. 

mnebts  Ufc  e&etr  ijinberanee  bp  mijofc  beach  thepmafebaue 
emt,m  one  ace  beponbe  the  other  in  mining  the  thing  chat 
is  conbtmneb.atibpetaretbe  buffljesofaUfurhctnenas  tnell 
fcnotnetvas  imjHuufbeb  ♦ ®oobee(bo?t,Ietechemancramittc 
ijimfelf,  attb  enter  itttoo  the  fecret  of  his  cbmc  harte , am»  fee 
there  tehat  hebatbb>if(heb  too  btmfelf.Oommaup  jmflhes  are 
there  tobtc  he  it  is  a (haute  fovt  a man  too  bee  acknotoen  of  too 
himfelf/’  3n&  bob*  frame  bee  therembicbe  luce  mate  tuiitftcbe? 
fo^emicnefier 

C'C^c^]fjc^«jQapttcr* 

€C  mutt  not  euerp  thing  that  is 
blamemoojthpe,  bee  bpanbbp  coni 
bemnrb : as  this  mi(b  of  the  freettbe 
that  mifufetb  bis  goob  mitt,  anb  fal* 
icth  mtoo  the  bpee  that  he  fhuttneth, 
mbcrmitb  mec  bee  nob)  in  hanb.jfoj 
in  making  ouerntuchhatt  too  (heme 
a thankfuil  mtnbejje  becomntes  un» 
thankfull.iet  mp  freenbe  fail  into* 
mp  battnger  (fapetb  belief  hint  haue  ntebe  ofmp  fauojtletbiro 
not  bee  able  too  mapntapne  his  melfare , honettte,  attb  fafetie 
mitljout  meetlet  him  bee  brought  too  fuche  an  afterbeele,tbat 
tobatfoeuer  3!  boo  in  recommence  of  Ijts  former  freenbefhip,  it 
mate  bee  as  a free  benefice  bntoo  bint . let  the  ® obs  hem  him 
in  on tlje  one(tfce,anb  let  thetreafon  ofbis  obme  bsmfebem 
hint  in  on  the  otherftbe , attb  let  mee  onlp  bee  able  too  rib  hint 
out  oftt.letamtghtieattb  fo?eenemiea(Faulthimb)ith  arout 
of  his  beablp  foes , anb  not  bttarmcb  ♦ let  bis  crebtto*  anb  his 
accufer  bee  feerce  attb  extreme  bypon  him* 

^c^Ctyapitcr* 

C€bom  inbtfferentlp  tljou  bealttt.'EljOU  moul- 
bettboifi)  none  of  theft  thinges  bntoo  him  iflje 
bab  notbone  tbee  goob.Coo  letpaffe  other  gree* 
uomfer  faultes  mbicbe  tboueomnmtett  in  requt* 
ting  ewili  fo*  goob,certeinip  thou  oftebcfim  this, 

! Cc.if.  that 


The  fixth  books 

tljat  tboutAtpeff  not  tbe  proper  tpnte  ofccljc  tbtngrtbe  pjeuen* 
tincc  toljereof  ts  no  leflfc  offence,tbantbenot  taktngof  it  toben 
it  commctlj  . tfojlike  as  a benefice  is  not  too  bee  taken  at  all 
tpmcs : fo  alfo  is  it  not  too  bee  requpt-eb  at  alt  tpmes . 31f£bou 
fljonlbeft  r either  it  before  31  baue  ncebe  o?  befp?e  of  ic.fbou 
fboulbefibce  bntbankfull  ♦ Hub  bom  muebe  raojebntbanktull 
then  arttijou,  in  compelling  race  too  baueneeoe  oftt?Carpe 
tbptpmc.  ScTUjcrcfoje  unit  tbounot  baue  rap  gift  too  rett  butb 
tbee?Mlberfo?e  isit  apapne  too  tfjee  too  bee  bebolbcn  too 
titec?  SBijcrcfo  jC  boolt  tl>oit  bafie  too  make  an  euen  reckening 
imtbmcc,as  if  itbicrebittb  foromc  nipping  bfurer?<KHbp  fee* 


afvfr  toljatfojttooulhelftljou^eraaunbe.tbattioottfo  requite? 

" : • 

3!rft>a«b  fojmetftben  mp  fr&nb  Li- 
beralis , let  bs  lerne  too  omegoob 
eurnes  quietlp,anb  too  inapt  foj  bp* 
JZA  po^titnittes  too  requite, anb  not  top 
> make  tbera  bp  fojee.iet  bs  beare  in 

" ^ mnrae.tbattbtsbefp^oufnelFeofDif* 
*^v  charging  ones  feifurpofte  balfe,  iss 
tbe  point  of  a Carle.  #0}  noraan  i s 
bulling  too  requpte  tbattobicbebe 
is  bnbuilingtooobje.  Hooke  bJbatbetslotbtbobauetoorell 
b3itbbim,be  btemetb  it  a burthen,  ano  not  abenefite*H)obi 
muebe  better  anbmoje  rigljtfutris  it  too  beare  tlje  nefertep 
ofourfreenoes  inremfberance,anb  too  offer  them  kpnonelfe, 
but  not  too  tfneapett  bppon  tbem,no?  too  flunk  ourfelues  too 
muebe  in  tfjcir  bet?  jfojafmucbc  tbcn  as  abenek'e  is  a cornea 
bonb,anb  Iinketb  cupples  toogttber ; fate  tbou  tljtis.31  bulnot 
beeageinff  it  that  tbpneobmefljotilb  returne  bntoo  tbee : rap 
befp?e  is  tbat  tbou  ntapeft  bane  it  ageir.e  cbeereftillp : if  anp  of 
bs  botbe  bee  ouertaken  butb  neccffitie,foas  itfalles  out  bp 


pob  turne  agein,  t?}  3!  bee  faine  too  take  another  attbp  ban®* 

let 


of  benefiting. 


let  Ijtrn  ffiuc  flfill  that  mas  moont  afoje.  31  am  resp.-tbere  is  110 
Ice  in  Tumm  1 3 millfbetoe  this  rnp  milling  ntpnoe  affoone  as 
t pmc  fer  uetlj  :31  n tlje  meant  topple  let  tbe  looses  bee  my  mtt* 
nefles* 


QLiberAlis,  3 am  tooottttoo  marie 
this  affection  in  tbec,an&  as  it  mere 
too  grope itiuitlj  ntp  bansjtbat  tbou 
feared  ans  fretted , lead  tbou  fboub 
sedbee  too  dome  in  ante  kpnseof 
courtefie.3tf)Cfeemetb  not  a tbank* 
full  mpnoc  too  Ijaue  ante  carefuU 
mtfconccpt  ageinff  tbeaflureo  con? 
fiocnce  of  itfelf  ♦ $0}  tbe  confciettce 
)f  all  carefulncfle . 3t  is  as  greate  a 
repjoe be  too  recciue  that  mbicbe  tbou  ongbtett  not,as  not  too 
giuetbatmbtebeebou  ougbteft . JUt  tbe  firft  beftomer  ofa  be- 
nefite  baue  aimapcs  tijis  pjerogatpue  t % bat  be  mape  as  mell 
eboolebtstpmctoorccetue.asbcecbo^etoobelfome.^ut  3 
am  afrapeo  (Taped  tbou)  lead  men  mill  mtfrcpojs  mee.  fipe  oca* 
letb  eutll  .mbicbe  is  tbankfuli  fox  repots  fake, ano  notfo? 
cofciencefake.  Chou  bad  tmo  iusges  oftl;ts  cacc:lpim,m!;om 
tboumapedSfceiue:aitstbpfelf,mbomtbou  cand  not  oeteiue* 
d;en  mbat  if  no  occadon  happen  ? fy.nl  3 bee  m bis  Pet  e* 
tier? 

|?ea,  eucr : anotbat  open!? , ans  glaslp,- aim  tbou  mud  take 
greate  pleaftirc  too  bcboloe  bis  gage  laps  tip  mttb  tbee.  3tce* 
pentrtbtbat  man  of  tl>e  taking  of  a bencfite,t»bom it  gteeuetb 
that  be  batb  not  pet  requites  tt.SObp  fljoulsed  tbou  chink  bim 
lmmoo?tbte  too  bauetbee  long  bis  setter, acmbofe  bansc  tJ;cu 
soulsed  finsein  tbp  barce  too  take  a goes  turned 


Cf,it/» 


Cfjcp , 


Theilxthbooke 

Ipcp  1 'k  tJ£r:c  farre  ouetf«ne,mbidj 
tfjtnke  it  tbe  pjopertie  of  a noble 
barte»too  fare  out,  too  giuc,o?  too 
81!  tbebofcmcs  anbbomfesj&fma* 
nit  men ; m'jen  as  ofteittpmes  it  is 
not  a greatc  coiage , but  a greate  a- 
bilitie  that  booctb  tljefc  tbinges* 
Cbep  knomc  not  bob)  muclje  it  is  a 
greater  anbljaroer  matter  atfomc 
cpttte,too  cake,ttjan  too  poure  out  ♦ jfo?  too  tbe  intcnt3i  mape 
tmbace  neither  of  them, fajafmudjcaseitljetoftbem  is  others 
pccrc,  as  long  as  tt  isbocneumuoufip : (%  fapej  it  is  no  Me 
pjepcrtie  of  a noble  bartc  too  ome  a benefitc,  tljan  too  heftome 
sme.But petfo  muebe  tbe  mo?*  labojfotttme  ts  this  tljan  tljc  o* 
tber.as  tfjc  Keeping  of  tbinges  rcceiueo  requprctlj  ntoje  beeb* 
fuliteffc,  tljan  boottlj  tbe  giuing  eftljem.  Cberefojc  toec  mutt 
not  ftanoe  in  feare  (caff  mee  Qjoulo  not  requpte  foone  pnougb, 
nojmakcbafletooboo  it  outoffeafon.  jfojeuenas  muebe  of* 
feno  etlj  Ije  tfjat  battetb  too  requpte  KpnrmeiFeout  of  bem  tpme, 
as  be  that  rcquptetlj  not  in  bem  fcafon.3It  is  lapeb  bp  mitljmce 
fo?  bun.  jf5eptbcrmljts  bcljalfc , uo?  in  mpne  obme , am  31  a* 
frapeb  * £pe  Ijatb  pjouibeb  mcil  fo?  bunfelf.  Jfo?  be  cannot lofe 
tljis  goob  turtle  but  mttlj  tljc  Ioffe  of  mee , no  no?  mitlj  tbe  Ioffe 
of  meenotber  * 31  Ijauc tbankeo ljtm,anb tljacis as tntidje too 
fape  as  31  batte  requpteb  ♦ ifpe  tljat  mpnoetb  tbe  requpting  of  a 
beneftte  too  ntudje , imagined)  t!je  other  too  ntpno  the  recei* 
ttittg  of  it  too  mudj.iet  a man  podoe  Ijtmfelf  eafie  both  maics* 
3!fljebee  milling  too  take  tbe  return  ofljts  bene8te,lctbs 
renber  it  aim  requpte  it  cljcerfuUp.  But  tf  be  bab  letter  bane  tt 
too  remapnefttll  in  cur  keeping : ftHljp  fbouto  mee  tbjomc  bis 
treafure  out  of  boojes  ? 2B!jp  refuse  mee  too  bee  bis  llojers? 
Jt>ee  is  moojtbie  too  batte  bisomnechopce . Slffojt  opinion  ano 
repojtjlct  bs  fo  effsemc  of  tbcttnasoftljinges  tljat  fboulo  matte 
bppon  bs,anb  not  leabe  bs. 

The  end  of  thehxdi  booke. 


The  feuenth  and  Iaft  Booke  of  Lucius 

<v4mata  Senecapeoncermng  Benefit  es. 


C'C^  £fynpftct. 

1?  Liberals, take  a gooo  bart  too  tbce,ettc« 
in  tljc  bottom  of  beik 

1 willnot  beere  withhold  thee  long,  l will  not 
heate  about 

The  h tiflo , nor  yet  with  Windlaffes fufpende 
thee  long  in  dout. 

Cbis  booke  is  but  a packet  oflooce  Ecm* 
nantes.  Jftoto  tbat?3I  baue  fpentmp  fluffe,3!  looke  about  mee, 
nbttoljat  3!  baue  too  Tape , but  tobat  3i  baue  not  fapte.  JSotmb* 
fiaiiiHntjjtbou  mult  take  ingoobtooojtb  mbatfoeuer  ts  ofo- 
ucrplus,feeingtbeouerpIus  is  fo^tljp  fake^f3I  babmcntcoo 
fet  mpfelf  too  fa!e,tbts  tooojk  ©onto  baue  gotten  bp  little  ana 
Jtttteano  that  part  of  it  fboulobaue  bin  referueb  too  come  lad, 
ttbicbe  euerpmanttoulo  baueocfpjeo  cueittljaugbbe  ban  bin 
glu ttco.  HBbat-focuer  teas  moil  nec6efull,tbat  baue  31  conuep= 
*o  intootbe  firfte  beginning.  31fanic  thing  baue  efcapeo  nice, 
that  ooo  31  nott  gather  uppe,  9 no  in  goos  fattlj, feeing  tljat tbfj 
tbtnges  ttbicb  tiircet  rnenncs  manucrs  arefpokenof  alreasp** 
3!fp«elboula  examine  nice bpponmp  confcicncc , 3 tbincke  it 
not  greatip  tootbepurpofe.too  purfeUi  tl)e  rclt.ttbicbe  are  in* 
ueme6rnotfo?  amenomentoflpfebutfo?  eperepfe  ofttit.jfo? 
i!  ttas  erccllcntlp  fapb  of  ooggifib  Ttcmetrius  (a  man  in  mpnr 
opinion  rigbtejtccllcnt.euen  tboitgb  be toere comparts  to  tbc 
erediented)  that  tt  is  mo?  e too  o?t  b fo?  a man  too  knottc  a fern 
Rules  of<HJifoomme,fo  be  bcare  them  inrcmcmbtrancc  ana 
pjattijc  them  : than  if  be  ierne  neuer  fo  manic,  ano  baue  them 
not  reap  atbano.jfo?  (fapetb  be)  Ipkcas  tljat  man  is  a greate 
HajjcnierjncttobicbcbatblerncD  all  Erickcs  ans  fiepghtes, 
fttbicbe  beelbaUfelbomc  baue  occafiontoo  put  in  bieageinQ 
bis  abutrfarie ) but  vwljiclje  batfj  tteli  an5  oUigcndp  p;acti?eb 


The  fixth  booke 

bimfdftn  feme  one  orttnoo,  ana  t»atc^ct^  earodllp  too  take 
tljc  aouauntage  of  them : (foj  ie  duties  not  hoib  feabac  tijmgca 
Ijc  knoiue,fo  heknobaeinougbcao  get  tbemapftrie:)  Cuenfo 
futljis  kpno  of  ftuDie,  there  bee  mante  tljinges  that  oelpgbf, 
but  feabie  that  profit.  aitljOttgljtljouknotonottOe  reafon  tobp 
the  utapne  ^>ca  booth  ebheanb  florae  i ojtDljp  euerpfeucntb 
pcere  imprtnccch  aftguebppoitmannesage:or  tnhpthetopbe* 
nefte  of  a Churche  keepetlj  not  Ins  full  proportion  in  tljebetoe 
of  them  that  beljolo  it  a far  of,  tint  gathereth  fjis  enoes  or  fp* 
ties  incoo  anarabmdfe,fo  as  the  toppes  ofthe{siUars  miopi* 
nodes  grotu  intoo  one : or  \aljat  it  is  that  feparatetb  the  con* 
teption  of  dotttnes  ano  iopneth  their  btrthjtohither  one  com* 
panpingoftheiparentesbeeoifperfeointoo  ttuapne,oj  ujlji* 
tber  the  ttwoo  bee  begotten  at  tbroo  fetterall  tpmes : or  \obp 
tbofetljat  beebo^neat  one  burthen  fjauc  funo?p  oefrinies,  ano 
mbereas  there  is  fmalloiftance  or  none  betbriprtbeirbirt&es, 
pet  tbcp  baue  as  greate  Difference  as  map  -bee  tit  their  Jpues: 
3It  ts  op  great  barme  too  tljee  too  let  fudj  tbtnges  paflej»!jicb 
are  neptber  poffible  no?  profitable  too  bee  Knotoen.^ee  tnitfj 
Ipetlj  lorappeo  up  toogitber  aloft . get  baue  mee  no  eaufe  too 
blame  Mature  of  bnkpnoneffc  t for  nothing  is  bneafic  too  bee 
fount), fane fudje as  toben  tbep  bee  founo, peelobs  no  further 
frtite  than  the  onelp  fpnoing  of  them*  But  tnhatfoeuer  map 
make  bs  fidd)  betc^o  ano  morxbliffeo , that  hath  nature  fet  cp* 
ther  opeti  tbo  bSjOjPeere  at  hauo  too  bs  * 31fthempno  canoes 
fppfe  eafualtiest  if  it  rafibge  not  into  enoleffe  oefpres  through 
couetous  hope,  but  bauelerneb  too  feeke  btr  riches  inhirfelf* 
if  it  haue  fhakcu  of  the  ffauifbe  feare  of  ®oos  ano  memte , ants 
fenoine  tbatmenne  are  not  too  bee  feareomudje,  ano  <S2D2> 
nothing  at  all:  if  it  oefppfe  all  thofe  thtnges  toheretuith  the 
Ipfe  is  Eackeb  t»hple  it  is  beekeb  truth  them, ano  bee  come 
too  that  point  that  hee  manffeftlp  percciueth  Death  too  bee  the 
eaufe  of  no  euill,but  the  eno  of  manie  euillcsuf  a man  haue  be* 
toeo  his  mpno  bttto  berttte,anb  count  the  tuap  plaptte  tobithers 
foeuerlhe  callethvif  he  hoc  a fellotnlp  topght,ano(as  onebojne 
too  the  behoof  of  all  men)e(leeme  thebJholetoojlohut  as  one 

houfeholb: 


of  Benefy  ting.  roy. 

boufebolo  j if  be  lap  bio  cofctence  open  before the  ©000,$  lute 
conttnuallpastfalimcn  bebtlo butt,  danoing  more in ame of 
bimfelf  than  of  overmen : §)ecfjatlj  mitboratocn  btmfclf  from 
all  <&tormes,ano  io  {jarbjougljco  in  tlje  calme  ano  fetocr  i£a* 
uen:  bebatbattepneo  too  the  neeeffarie  ano  profitable  fenoto- 
leoge.t£lje  refioue  bee  but  plea  furea  too  pafie  arnap  iole  t-prne. 
Jf  or  rnben  a man  bath  once  mitboratoen  big  mpno  intoo  fafetp, 
be  map  then  alfo  dart  out  tntoo  tfjefe  tbinges,  tofit  cfje  gatnilb 
me  nneg  toitteg  but  drettgeben  tbem  not. 

C'C^cfcconD  Chapter. 

ipefe  arc  tbe  tbingeg  bibiche  out 
froentJ  Demetrius  midetb  bim  that 
mpnoctbbis  oianc  profile  too  take 
boloe  onpjttb  both  big  banoeg , ana 
neucr  too  let  them  go, but  tatbec 
too  fatten  tbem  too  bim , ano  too 
make  tbem  part  of  bimfelf , ano  to  o 
pjoceeoc  fo  far  re  bp  oaplp  mpnotng 
of  tbem , that  biljolfommc  tbinges 
ntap  meete  bim  of  tbetr  otoite  accoroe.ano  enerpmbere  bee 
ftrepgbtrcopatbanoimtbabnlbe,  anotbat  tbeoittinctionof 
bonett  ano  Ibamefull  map  come  too  bis  mpnoetottljout  tarp- 
aunre,a(furtitg  btmfeifetbat  nothing  to  curtl  hut  that  bibtcbe 
ig  unboned,  nor  anp  tbittggooo  but  tbat  mbtebe  is  boned. 
Let  tbigbeebtsHule  too  oroer  bio  oootngeg  bp : let  this  bee 
big  Lame  tooooe  ano  oentauno  all  tbinges  bp-*  ano  let  bim 
count  tbofe  too  beetbe  miferablett  of  all  men/gUtter  tbep  nc« 
iter  fo  mttebe  tnTicbes)mbicbe  are  giuett  too  the  bellp  ano  tire 
beooe.tobnfempno  to  fotteo  in  la^te  tolenelfe . Let  bim  fap  too 
Ijmfelf,pieafure  tg  fraple  ano  Abort : foone  ineerie  of  tbe  tbttt* 
ges  mbereon  ittooorfeetbttbe  greotlper  it  is  baleo  in , tbe  too* 
itcrttturnetbtoo  greef:  it  is  almapes  of  necelfitteaccompa- 
npeo  either  mitb  repentance , or  rnitb  fbame : ano  there  is  no* 
thing  in  it  either  noble  or  befeemingtljc  nature  ofmanlnhich 
refemblethtbe  ©ooocs.Jtisabace  thing,  proreeoing  from 
the  feruig  of  the  Ibamefull  ano  bplc  members , ano  in  tbe  enoe 

Do.j.  filtljie. 


The  feuenth  booke 

pleafure  tljat  is  meet e fo?  a man.pea  anb  fop  a man- 
ip  mau,ts  not  tbe  cramming  ano  pampering  oftfec  bobie , nop 
tlje  ftirring  Dp  of  tlje  lulles  biljiclje  boo  leali  Jjarme  biljen  tljep 
bcemoltc  at  rcCt : bat too  bcetoopb  ofbnquictncffeof  mprib,as 
bjcil  oftfiat  fopt  biljiclje  tlje  ambitiotifenelTe  of  men  ppouokctb 
biljen  tbep  qua  veil  among  tljcmfelues , as  of  tljat  fopt  bibtcfje 
cometlj  ofmtolerable  loftineire.biljcnbiec&eeme  of  tlje  ©ods 
fcp  report  of  fame,  anoeftcentetljem  as  ftnfull  as  onr  felues* 
®bis  pleafure  labicb  is  al\napesa!ibe,alb)apesbopb  of  fcare, 
ano  (ball  neuer  bee  lueerteef  itfelf , ootl;  tlje  man  iniop  inborn 
biee  frame;bi;jo  being(as  pccbioulb  fap)  moil  fktlfullbotij  of 
©oos  tatee  ano  mannes  labie,taketlj  fruition  oftljetljmges 
ppefent,anb  bangetlj  not  bppon  tljat  biljiclje  is  too  come  ♦ jFop 
be  tljat  pceloetlj  too  tmeerteint ies , Ijatlj  neuer  anie  firmeneffc. 
Cljerefo  pe  being  rirue  of  greate  career,  anb  fuebe  as  racke  tjje 
mpno  inpeecesjljeljopetb  fop  nothing,  Ijee  eductctljnotljing, 
neither  puttetb  Ije Ijimfelfebppon  bncmeinties,buc  ts’con* 
tent  tuttlj  Ijts  obmr.ano  tljou  mull  not  imagin  tljat  be  is  con* 
tenteo  inttlj  alittle>fop  all  tljinges  are  his.t)ob)b«it,notfo  as 
tbep  bicre  aiejtanoersjbiijo,  eueu  toljcn  fee  bias  come  too  tlj$ 
&Jjopc  of  tljeRcb  &ea  .biantco  mope  tjjanlje  left  beljpnb  bntf 
from  biljeuce  !;e  came.4>urelptljcpb3cre  not  !j:s : no  not  euen 
tlje  tbinges  tljat  be.poffeflfeb  anb  Ijati  eonquereb.  2Hljen  One  ft* 
critus  tbe.abm.rall  of  Ijis  jf  late  bias  lent  befope  Ijim , to  rous 
abpobc  tn  tlje  ©rean  Ipkc  apprate  too  feeke  netoc  tear  res  in 
an  bnknotoen  ^>ea:  bib  it  not  fufftrientlp  appeere  tljat  Ijcbiaa 
poope,  feing  Tje  aouaunceo  bis  loams  bittljouttlje  botmbes  of 
nature,  ano  tljptifi  Ijimfelfe  Ijeablong  intoo  a^ea  of  bongs 
fieptl),ofbniiieafurableb)pbnes,anbbti(earcljebafope,onlpfo| 
bipnb  couctoufeneffer’Mljat  matter  makes  it  ijobi  manp  real* 
mes  betoau  bp  fopce : Ijobi  manie  ISingoomes  lj«  gaueabiap, 
epbobiraanie  Countries  bee  bpougbt  bnbertribut.e.?  looks 
ijQbimucljeljecouetebbfomucbeljebiameb.  ■ 

C'CljetWtliiDijaptct, 

9M 


ofBenefyting.  < io<5. 

ISD  this  is  net  the  fault  of  3lcranscr  a* 
lone , toljom  luduc  rafhneffc  s?auc  bepamj 
tljclfeppes  tit  Liber  ant)  Hercules: hut  it  t£f 
tljc  fault  of  all  fud;e  as  fortune  Ijatljmaoe 
eagre  bp  ouerftlling  thamloohe  bppon 
Cyrus  anti  Comfy fe j-,an5  upon  al  tl;e  Uiljole 
pesegree  of  the  Tcrjian  fringes  through 
outtans  Uiljiclj  of  them  fljalt  tljou  fpnb  fatiffics  luitlj  the  large- 
neffe  of  bis  empire,  o?  that  fimfijeo  not  bis  Ipfc  in  the  purpofe 
of  pjoceeotnglfrll  furtljcr  ana  further 3ns  no  hooonscr  at  al* 
4fo?  mbatfocuer  couetoufeacs  catrbctb  Ijolo  on,  Ijeftualotuetlj 
itsouneansseuourctb  tt  qupte : aut>  it  makes  no  matter  ijota 
muebe  a man  calf  intoo  a thing  that  cannot  be  biles.  Che  mpfs 
man  is  the  onlp  Ije  that  is  Dinner  of  all  things , 9 tljepput  him 
not  too  anp  t rubble  in  the  hecping.Cpe  hath  no  3mbaffasours 
too  fense  bepons  the  &ca>  no?  Rentes  too  bee  pitches  in  the 
Searches  ofhisenempes»ll;e  hath  no  necse  of<£5arrifons  too 
bee  placet)  in  conuenicnt  jf  o?trcires,bc  hath  no  neese  of  legt* 
ons  no?  Banses  of  #o?femen.  Hike  as  the  ©osses  tmmo?taIl 
boo  gouerne  their  bingsome , atts  mapnteine  thetr  Hate  aloft 
in  quietneire.baithout  Armour  1 euen  fo  the  tnpfcmao  perfo?* 
rneth  his  suetiebutbouttrubblefomnelTc,  though  bebaue  nes 
ucr  fo  much  toasod.3ns  beinghtmfelf  the  mighticlf  ans  bed, 
hee  feeth  all  men  elfctoobeetmoerneatb  bim.3s  much  as  then 
fKo?neHie,pet  isit  thep?operticofa  right  high  co?age , fo?  a 
mah(Mjenhe  hath  befoes  [ the  hibole  too?ise  j from  Call  too 
SOclt  bp  fight  ofmpns,  tuhtcheperceth  euen  the  fwrtijert  thin* 
gesansfuebe  as  arefa?cIc?cotottb  toilserndfes  ,,ans  hath 
bebils  the  inSnite  nomber  of  liuing  Creatures  ans  the  greate 
abunbance  of  other  tbinges>tufnfhe  nature  hath  moife  bound* 
fuljp  polajes  ottt)too btter  this  Taping  meete  fo?  ©2DD  • &U 
thefc  thinges  are  mpne  ♦ S>o  commeth  it  too  pafie , that  he  co- 
utteth  nothinff^becaufe  there  cannot  bee  ante  mp?e  than  all. k 

C^MiuXtyaiKtcr* 

Ds,i;>  €h  is 


The  feuenth  booke 

^)is  ts  it  (rated  tljou)  that  31  tniflbcti 
fo?  i 31  Ijaue  t bee  at  aouauntage  .>31 
mill  fee  bow  thou  canft  rmoetbpfelf 
’out  oftbefe  fnarcslnbereintootljou 
art  falne  bp  tbpne  owne  feefepng, 
'Celt  nice  hoio  a man  mape  giue  anp 
thing  to  alntfe  manne,  tfalltbmges 
be  alntfe  mans  fjfoj  the  fame  thing 

___ !Jtbatisgiuenbpm,isbt?oWnealre« 

Die . &berefo?e  a T5encfiie  cannot  bee  bcttotoco  oppon  a wife 
tnan,becaufe  tljattotjatfocuer  is  ginen  too  a wife  man,  is  but  a 
jpigge  of  bis  otone  &olne»  15ut  poufapetljat  a gitft  mape  bee 
giuen  too  a Wife  mam  'Cbefame  queflion  ocmauno  31  alfo  com 
centpng  freeimes.pou  fap,  all  things  are  comon  emong  them: 
Ergo  noman  can  giue  his  freenb  anp  thing, foj  hi?  fraime  hath 
asgooo  interefl  in  them,  as  hehpmfelf. 

j3othpngletteth>  butthatathpngmapebee  botbeaWtfe- 
wtannes,am»  alfo  bio  that  poflcfletb  it, too  inborn  the  gifte  aim 
alfignentent  of  it  beiongeth*  31  fape  that  all  thinges  are  a wife* 
tnannes.bowbecttin  fucbcwtfe,as  euerp  manne  neuertbeleffe 
bath  hi?  peculiarownerlbippe  in  the  thing  that  is  hi?  -J3BP  the 
Ct  util  tame , all  tljpnges  arethekpngcs  . ^nopet  the  fame 
thpnge?  wbereof  the  tmtucrfall  poflejrton  perteinethtoothe 
kpng,are  lefte  too  feueraU  owners » ano  euerp  chpng  hath  h i$ 
peculiar  pwpjietarie . ’Cberefoje  wee  mape  gtue  tbeftpng, 
bothe  ^oufe,aim  £jUllapne?,aim  Ronnie, ano  pet  not  bee. 
faieo  toogiuehpm  ofhis  ewnegootmes*  Jfo?  the  pjerogatuie 
efailthpngts  belongeth  too  i&pnges,  ano  c!jep?opertte  too 
'ochc  fcuerall  perfone.  Wee  terme  ittheterritopeof  Athens, , 
o?  (ampjthne, , whichr  otfjeriotfe the  neighbours  part e emong 
themfelue?  bp  pjiuate  bjounhes  i aim  pet  is  all  the  mhole  Cer* 
ritojie  belengpng  either  too  the  one  eomonlneale,  o?  too  the 
other,  aim  afterwatoe  echeparccU  remaineth  tooj&is  feueraU 
owner  ♦ ‘Cbcrefoje  31  mape  gtuemp  lanoestoo  theComon 
swale,  although  i t bee  fapeo  too  belong  too  the  fam^bccaufe 


of  Benefiting.  107. 

tkepbeetbeComon  toeales  in  one refpede,and  mpneinano* 
tljcr.  3 s there  anp  doute  but  a bondman,and  all  that  be  hath  is 
its  locoes  'i  I>ct  mape  be  giue  bis  lojde  a pjefente . tfo}  tbe 
^Ottoman  hath  not  therefore  notbpng  becaufe  bee  fijoulo  baue 
notbpng  if  bis  Landlojoe  lilted . Neither  is  it  therefore  tbe 
leOea  gifte,mben  be  batb  p?efcnted  it  millpnglp , becaufc  it 
might  baue  bin  taken  front  bpm  mbitber  be  mould  oj  no* 
Wat  foould  mee  ftande  p?oupng  of  ail  tbpnges^  Jfo?  it  is  al* 
rente  agreed  beturijete  ns , tbat  ail  tbpnges  are  a mifernannes. 
ietteds  gather  that mbtebe  israqueftiom  namelp  born  tbere 
mape.  remaine  matter  ofliberalttietomardcsbpm,mbommee 
baue  graunted  too  bee  omner  of  all  thpnges.^ll  tbpnges  that 
Cbito?enpolMe,are  their  .fatbets.-and  pet  mho  knometb  not 
that  the  &onne  ntape  giue  fomembat  too  thejfatber?9ll  thin* 
ges  are  the  ©oddes  1 pet  offer  tore  giftes  too  the  ©oddes,  and  « 
cad  offerpnges  intoo  their  bojte  ♦ Chat  mbtebe  3 baue  is  not 
therefore  none  ofmpnc,hrcaufe  mpne  is  tbpttet #o?  it  mape  fo 
happen  that  one  felf  fame  tbpng mate  bee  botbe  mpne  j.tbpne. 

f)t  ( faidfthou  ) that  is  omner  of  ComonUparlottes , is  a 
35auoe:but  a mife  man  is  omner  of  all  tinges, and  emong  all 
tbpnges  are  alfo  cornon  lparIottes:€rgo  amife  man  tsabaud 
5>p  tbefame  reafott  tbep  barre  a iutfe  tnanne  from  buipng.,fo$ 
(fape  tbep)nomanbupeeb  bio  ornne  gooddes:  but  aU  tbpnges .. 
are  a mifernannes:  Crgo  amife  man  bupetb  notbpng.  S>oooo 
tbep  alfo  barrcbpmfrom  bojompngjbeeaufe  pti  manne  papetb 
intereft  fojljis  onme  SJgkwnep . Enumerable  are  tbe  tbpnges 
that  tbep  quarell  about,  mberras  tbepbnoerftauomell  tnougb 
mhatourmeenpugis. 

C^W^;£tyapttetv 

2D  2D  bee  fiattottbpou  , 3 uphold  tbat  alltbpm 
ges  are  amife  mannes , in  furbemtfe  as  euerp 
man  batb  neuertbelelTebis  pjoper  olanerfijip 
in  bis  omne  gooddes : like  as  in  a good  spo* 
narcbie,tbe  iSpng  pofiefletb  all  thinges  bp  map 
fottcrcintie,  anbee l;eman  feuerallp  bp  map  ofpjopcm'c.  3 

DoaiJ.  tpme 


The  feuenth  boote 

fpmeUuHcom'eto  pjbuetbis  matter,3fft  tlje  meanetoljile  it  is 
snongtj  coo  rljts  queftion,  tljat  3!  mape  gitte  a laife  mannetljae 
PfjpivgAut'ifSe  inonjevff  rcfpcctes  is  botijeljis  ano  mpne.  &no 
it  is  ao  marueU  tljat  fdme&ljae  mape  bee  giuentoo  Ijpm  t(jat 
is  comer  of  tlje  biljole,  iptitc  tlje  cacc  31  Ijaue  Ijpjeo  a jrermc  of 
tljee.f>trcin,fomctul)atis  tljpne, anti  fameinljat  is  mpne.  %\)t 
tljing  tt  feif  is  tljpne,  ano  tlje  occupping  of  it  is  mpne.  Cljerc* 
foje  tfjou  (bait  not  mcooleteitljtljefruteS  , toicfjouc  tf»p  3f cr« 
Hieursleaue.tljougfj  tljep  grobie  Oppon  tljpne  otonc  grounoe. 
&no  if  tljcre  come  a oertlj  of  Cojne , o j a tpme  of  famine , pec 
foal!  it  not  boote  tljee  (alas ) too  beljoloe  bis  greate  8o?e,tljat 
groinet!)  oppon  tljpne  olone  grounoe, tljat  is  lapeo  by  in  tljpne 
obme  T3ernes , ano  that  (ball  goe  intoo  tljpne  oumie  (Sarners. 
Cfjou  fljaft  not  enter  intoo  mp  ferine, tljouglj  tljoubcelojoe 
of  it,no?  take  aioape  tljp  Bmtoman  tljat  is  mp  bpjeo  feruaunt* 
jfo?3i  mill  fetcfje  bpm  from  tljee  ageine , if  31  bauepapeofo? 
bpm,anotljoufoalt  accept  it  asacourtefie,if3[  giuetbeeleaue 
too  citie  in  tljpne  oomemagon,  ^Ijus  tljon  feeft,tbat  a manne 
mape  reccittc  a frecnolp  turne,  in  receiuingbtsoumc  goooes. 

Cdic^iXiiapttct* 

JtSaUtljefe  tbtngestoljtclje  JTjatie  reber* 
feo,botlje  tlje  parties  are  ourners  of  one 
felf  tljing,  fi?oto  fo?Becaufe  tfje  one  is  ola* 
ner  of  tbeberie  tljing, ano  tlje  otljer  is  oto± 
ner  of  tlje  Ofeo?  occupptng  of  it,  2Bbt  fape 
tbefe35ookes  are  C,ceroes  t-ano  Dorm  tie 
35oobefelier  faietlj  tljep  bee  bisianobotije 
bee  true,  Clje  one  cbalengetb  tljem  as  9utljour  of  them, 
ano  tlje  otljer  as  bis  inares ; ano  fo  are  tljep  rigbtlp  fapeo  too 
bee  tbe!5ookcs  of  eitljer  of  them. 3foj  tljep  beefo,  bmubeett 
not  after  one  matter,  g>omape  Thus  z,/«w/takeofgifte,oj 
bupeljistmmebookes  xfiDoms . 3!  mape  gtue  a mifentan  tljat 
mbiclje  in  feueraiitte  is  mpne,tljougb  ctljerfcnfe  ail  tbpnges 
beebis,#o?feepngtbatijepotTeffetl)alltljtngestneomonlike 
as  Ipiinces  ooo,ano  pet  newertijeielfc  tbe  yjopettieof  tljtnges 

is 


of  Benefiting.  108. 

ts  uify crfec  too  euerp  pcrfone  in  feuerall : be.ntape botbe  take 
a gooa  tunic,  aim  ome  one , aim  alfo  botbe  bupe  aim  bpje  ♦ Cbe 
Cmperour  Ijatb  all  tbpngs,ans  pet  none  but  Ij  is  pnuare  goon  * 
lies, aim  peculiar  reuenrtoes  aoo  come  too  Ijis  Crcljequer,  $11 
tljmges  tntbc  empire  are  Jjts  : aim  pet  property  be  batb  no 
mo?e  of  ijis  omne.but  bis  peculiar  heritage.  Hfttbat  is  bis, ana 
tobat  is  not  ins  imtbout  intpcacbement  of  bis  empire,  that  is 
tbe  queutou . Jfoj  euen  that  mbiebe  is  giuen  auiapc  from  bpm 
bp  beratt  as  none  of  bis, is  bis  agemcin  another  refpettc,  g>o 
iiketoife,inmpimeamifemants  otoner  ofall  tbtnges : aim  bp 
lame  9 poffcifion,be  ornetb  but  bis  proper  aimpjipatc  gooses. 

jd  fitebe  maner  of  reafoning,  rB\on  mas 
tooont  too  gatbcnfommctpme  that  all  men 
mere  cburcbf  robbers , ana  fomejtpme  that 
noonemerefo  2£Ujcn  be  mpnaea  too  put 
them  alltoo  tbeir  nekuerfe , Upc  rcafoneo 
thus  ♦ SGtbofoetier  batb  ftoilenaiigbt  tljat 
„ pertepneutootbe^oos^fyentiti  ortur* 

nep  tbefanje  toohis.omnesbfe>is  a cburebrobber.liJutjUtbitt5 
ges  pcrtepucioo  tbe  ©oases ; ®bercfo?e  tobatfoeuertbing  a 
niantaketbamaie,bctaketb  it  from  tbe  <0oaaes,^o?afmucbe 
as  all  tbtnges  are  theirs : B^mljofoeuc?  taketb  amaie  ante 
thing, is  a Cburcbrobbcr.&geinc  mben  be  moyla  baue  Cjbnr* 
cljes  broken  bp  , anatbe  Capjtoli  fpeplcs , be  too fate  there 
bias  ho  Cburcbrobberie  commttrca , bpcaufetbat  mljatfoeuet 
is  taken  out  of  one  place  that  pertepnea  too  tbe  ©oases , tbe 
fame  is  conuepea  tutoo  anotbeplaee  that  pertepnetb  tootbe 
(Spas  likempfe.  Ocerc  it  is  too  bee  anfme rca,tbat  all  tbinges 
in.a«ae  are  tbe  ©cases, but  not  tbatall  tlnsiges  are  seai'catcs 
too  tbe  0 cases  ,*  ana  that  Cburcbroiibing  is  intljdfe  ebingcsf- 
that  Eeltgion  hath  aetucatca  vmtoo  ©os.-Sm  fate  mcc  tfjafthe 
toboletoojlacis  tljc  temple  aftbe^jooaes.tmmonali,  alonelp 
btfeeming  tljeir  greatneSeaim  maii&it  tins  pecnotmttijflain 
" ' ' ' ‘ """  * apng 


The  feuenth  booke 

bitigtoee  fate  there  is  abtfferencebettoeenebo!ieanb  bnbolif, 
anb  that  it  ts  not  iatofttll  too  boo  all  tbofc  tljtnges  m the 
jftooltes  tbattoee  terme  bp  tlje  name  ofCljurdjes  oj  Chap* 
pellet , tobtdje  arc  latofull  toa  bee  none  bnber  tbe  open  fkpc 
ano  in  tbe  fight  of  the  &tarres . $ Cbtirrbrobber  cannot  boo 
anpbarme  bntoo  <©oT>,iuljom  bis  otutie  Ooubcao  batbfetotit 
ofmamtes  reacbe,butpet  is  bepumlbebjbpcaufebe  bath bone 
itastttoere  too  ©on  .'Cbc  opinion  ofbsanb  oftbeoffenber 
Ijimfdf  bpncctb  him  too  pumlbntcnt.&berefoje  loofce  in  tobae 
maner  be  tbat  taltetb  atoape  anpe  balotoefc  thing  feemetb  a 
Cburcbrobber,altbougb  tbe  thing:  that  be  batb  ftolnc(carpe  it 
tobttber  be  totll ) remapnetb  fliU  toitbin  tbe  bounoes  of  tbe 
too  jibe  :after  tbe  fame  maner  alfo  mate  tbeft  bee  committeo  a* 
geinff a topfe man.  foj  there  is  fommetobat  conuepcofrom 
bim , not  as  be  is  otoner  of  tbinges  in  bniucrfali , but  as  be  isc 
intptleb  too  tbent  in  particular,  ano  as  tbcp  belong  bntoo  bint 
in  feuerall . tSDljat  other  otoner  lb  ip  be  toill  admotoiebge:  li?ue 
affo  j this , be  toouloe  not  baue  it  though  be  might, but  toouloe 
burfie  out  intco  this  faping  tobicbetbe  Romanc  <S5raunocap* 
teine  bib  catt  foojtb-toben  it  toas  becrceb.tbat  foj  bio  pjotoelTe 
anbbisgoob  feruis  too  the  eomo n toeltb , be fljculbe  baue  as 
mucbelanbe  giuen  bim  as  be  coulo  plotogb  about  in  one  bap. 
|>ou  baue  no  neebe  (guotbbe)  ofanie  fuebe  Citizen,  as  bath 
neebe  of  moje  than  one  Citizens  lining,  poto  muebe  moje  bo* 
noj  (tbinbe  pou)  toas  it  foj  that  man  too  refuse  fo  greate  a re* 
toarbe , than  too  baue  oeferueo  it  ? if  oj  rnanie  Capteincs  baue 
remoueb  tbe  TSounoes  of  other  menne,  but  neuer  anp  bib  fee 
bounoes  too  bimfdfe. 

perefo  je  toben  toee  bebolbe  boto  the  topfe* 
mannes  minbe  ouermapdretlj  all  tbtnges 
anb  paM  tbjougb  all  tbinges.-toto  fap  alt 
tbinges  are  hi*.  3 no  if  the  cacerequpje 
that  be  mull  bee  tajcco  bp  the  potole  too  this 
ojoinarte  right : there  is  greate bifference 
tobitljer  bis  otonerlbtp  bee  too  bet  dleemeb 


ofBenefyting. 


top. 


bp  bin  mtttbeano  lipfjts?  omne  greatnefTe,  o?  bp  bin  fubftancc* 
^oo baue all tbcfe  tbinges  mbereof  tljou  fpeakelMc  mouloe 
iotlje  tltm . 31  mill  not  tCU  tljcc  OfS  aerates fihrifif pus, Zeno  3mlX 
other  Jpbilofopbers  that  mere  g reate  in oeede,bombceit  fa 
muebe  the  greater,  becaufe  enui  e mttbftanoctb  not  the  p?apfe 
Of  tljofe  of  old  tpntc.a  little  afo?e,3  fpake  of  Demetrius om 
nature  feemetb  to  baue  fated  in  our  Papes,  of  purpofe  too  Ifaem 
bom  bee  teas  the  man  that  neither  could  bee  corruptee  bp  fas, 
no?  mee  cot  retted  bp  bim:a  nian(tbougb  he  bimfelf mould  not 
beeaefenomen  ofit)of  perfect  mifeoome  aim  aflfureo  eonlf  anrie 
in  <ucb  tbinges  as be bad  parpofcdipea  and  offucb  eloquence, 
as  mas  moil  feemelp  fo?  If  out  matters,  noe  too  gap  no?  too 
piecpfe  intermes  ,but  fettingfoo?tb  bis  matters  luitb  greate 
co?age,acco?ding  as  tlje  earneflnelTe  of  bis  race  occafioneo 
bpm . 3 bout  nor  but  tbe  beauenlp  p?outoence  gaue  bim  fuebe 
lpfeanofucbeabilitieoffaitcrance,too  tbe  intent  there  (bo  utt? 
not  toant  either  epampIe,o?  repjoebe  to  our  age* 


if  fonime  one  of  tbe  ©obdes  mould" 
giue  Demetrius  tbepolTelfion  of  all 
tbpnges  in  this  mo?lde , bppen  eon* 
bttion  that  be  (boulo  net  giue  aught 
amape  i 3f  dare  abide  bp  it  be  mould 
refn?rtbem,  arm  mould  fape:  31  mill 
notbpnde  mpfelf  too  fofandifcfaar® 
gcable  a burthen , no?  cafe  tbfsbn* 
eombereb  harte  ofmpneintootfaat 
ftncfce  of  tbinges  * WLbp  piefentett  thou  mcmitb  the  mtfebee- 
ues  of  all  people,mhicbe  3i  mould  not  reedtte,  no  not  ctien  too 
giue  amape , becaufe  31  fee  tnanp  tbinges  that  are  not  comelp 
fo?  mee  too  giue  ?•  £i>ette  thou  foo?tbe  in  mp  light, the  tbpnges 
that  blere  tbeepes  ofmbole  JSattons  atm  Hpnges,  lette  mee 
fee  the  tbinges  fo?  mbicbe  mm  fell  their  Uues.ano  tbetr  foulcs, 
iapebefo?enteetbe  cljccftljingcs  mbereof  Eiottefaauntetb: 

€t*U  egoofe 


The  feuentlibooke 

d)oafe  Whither  tljoti  twite  bnfolbe  them  in  ojtber  one  after  an* 
other ; 0}  (whiche  is  better;  beliucr  them  in  one  grotfe  fomme 
togither.3!  feeroafes  ofhoufcs  cunnpngtp  wrought  with  cu* 
rious  beuifes , anb  (belles  of  bate  ano  molte  bile  anb  fluggtfhe 
beaif  esjbought  at  epeffaiep?ices,ta!jereintbe  fclf  fame  bane* 
tic  that  DcUgljtetb,ia  mane  of  cownterfctte  eolaurs,acc0jbpng 
too  the  UkenelTe  oftbe  tbtngcs  them  felucs.3!  lee  there  tables, 
anb  a peece  of  woobe  balevueo  at  an  aibermannes  fubftaunce, 
tounteb  fo  maclje  the  p;enoufet,as  tbe  bJarrinelTe  of  tJbe.Cra 
hath  wjptheb  it  intoo  mo  Knurres«3i  fee  there  Ch?tlfal  gtaUeS 
the  fyitrlcncffc  Whereof  auauneeth  their  eftimatiom  ifoje* 
tnong  the  bnf  kilfull , euen  the  bcrie  baungeroufnelfe  of  thin* 
ges  uihtchethoulb  caufcthem  too  bceefchcWeb  , makes  them 
too  bee  the  better  belikcb  ♦ 31  fee  Cuppes  of  Sjpirrhe,  as  mho 
toouib  Tape  that  Riot  were  not  coftlp  enough  of  it  felf,  ejcceptc 
thcpinabethcmgreatcTSouUts  of3!ewellcs  , too  quaffe  bp 
that  thing  one  too  another , whir  he  rhep  (houib  bee  fame  anon , 
after  too  bomitte  out  ageine.  31  fee  Merles  mo  than  one  alone 
fitteb  too  eehe  eare(fo)  now  womens  cares  are  inureb  too  ca* 
tie  burthens)  :anb  thep  bee  imfeeb  together  bp  cupples,witha 
thtebe  hanging  bnber  them  bothe.  £0ctmc  hab  not  bin  fubteete 
enough  too  womens  mabneiTe.if  thepbab  not  hangeb  twoo  o| 
th?ee  mennes  fubltaunces  at  either  of  tbei r eares*  2 fee  filken  , 
garmentes , if  at  lealtwife  a rnanne  maiet  ermc  them  prmen* 
tes,  in  Whiche  there  is  nothing  wbcrebp  either  the  bobieoj 
toomanhob  mate  bee  ganufheb  : wbicbewbnrawomanhatb 
putte  cn.Ihce  niaie  fafelp  fweare  (bee  is  little  better  than  Rark 
tiakcb*  Snb  thefe  thiiigcs  are  fetebeb  at  greate  ptffes  bp  traf* 
fike.euen  from  bnknowen  jSations,  too  the  enbe  that  our  l a* 
Hies  (bculb  not  btfroucrmuchemojcof  their  bobtes  too  their, 
paramours  in  eljeir  Cljaiubers.than  tljep  (bewe  epculp  too  all, 
menus  iu  tbe^rcetes. 


. of  Benefyting;  no, 

$at  pjeuaileft  tbou©  couetoufneKcffpota 
man?  tbtnges  are  there  tobic&e  in  ualetue 
furmount  tljp  golse?  Sit  tljetbtnges  that 
31  baue  fpoben  of , are  of moje  cftiroation, 
anii  of  greater  pjtee  ♦ Jf2oto  toill  3)  periift 
tbp  riches,  3 nterne  tlje  plates  ofbotlj  the 
mcttalles , at  the  fight  toljerecf  cur  couc- 
tcoufneffeDa?elet&.  31ngoos  footlje,tljepeartlj(U)bicbebat& 
lapeb  foojclje  tofratfoeuer  ntape  bee  fo?  our  b£ljoofe)batbsck 
lieu  tbefe  twinges  scepe,  atu»  fonbcn  them  tiitoo  tf;c  groimse, 
pea,  anb  (bee Ipetb  uppon tljemtoitlj allljer  mboie might, as 
uppon  nopfottte  tljinges  that  coulb  not  comme  abjcse,but  too 
the  Ourte  of  all  |5ations.Sns  leatftljerefijoulb  toant  either  itt* 
ftrumcnt.or  rebaarb  nfraanflaugljtcn  3!  fee  jDjon  fetcheo  fojtb 
oftbefameCaues, that  (Boise  anc  ^tlucr  arebtggesoutcf* 
pjetbatie  tbefe  tljinges  fomrne  fubftantiaU  matter  intljem: 
there  is  fometo&at  in  tbern  tljattnape  caufetlje  mpnse  too  bee 
JeUbe  bp  flje  errour  of  tlje  epes,‘But31  fee  the  rel9atentcs,3in* 
Ucnturcs,  anb  SDbligations,  toljicljearcbut  emptie  images 
of gteesinelTe , anb  a certetne  fljabavuc  of egre  CouctoufnelTe, 
ferupngtoo  beguile  the  mpnbe , that  sctigbtetb  tn  opinion  of 
uaiitc  tbingc  s.  f or  toljat  are  tbefe  tbpnges.?<Klljat  is  intereft? 
£Qljat  are3!ournalles  oj  Dapeboobes  ? aBljat  is  tafurie,b«£ 
names  ofmannes  couetoufnelTe , toljiclje  Mature  is  notac- 
quatnteo  toitb.?3!  cowls  finse  fault  Ujltlj J3ature, tbat  (bee  bisse 
not  (Boise  anb  giiUter  further  out  of  reacfje.ans  tbat  tlje  laieb 
not  a greater toeigljt  bppor.  tbern  than  couls  baue  bin  remo* 
ueb,J2Hjat  aretljefe  conuepances  in  touting  ? flUljat  arc  tbefe 
Eecben(nges,anb  tlje  fale  of  tpmc,anb  tbele  bloussp  bimsjes* 
tbes?  <Uerelp  tljep  bee  toilful!  mifcljceues,  grounseb  upon  our 
oumeconttitutions , urtjerein  tfjerc  is  not  anp  thing  that  can 
beeuifeernes  bp  cpe.oj Ijtlse  U)ttb  !ianbe:D?eames  tljep  bee  of 
uainc  couetoufneffe . |)  mjetclje u>Ijofoeuet*  be  ts,tijat  seligb* 
tetb  too  baue  a gre ate  3!Huento?tc  of  fubftaacc , oj  large  De- 
meanes  too  bee  Gillen  bp  ‘Bonsmen  , o?  infinite  Verses  aho 
loefces  that  mate  require  iuboie  Countries  ansKealmcs 
^ €c,i(.  too 


The  feuenth  booke 

too  fectse  them,  oj  a Upoutb  >Ioe  greater  than  fount c &Gts rltke 
Ration!*;  o?  puuatc  butloiitges, epcceowg tbe  ttopoettclTe  of 
gooogreatc  tomes » CSX )cit  fjatlj  cbjtougblp  bemeo  tfjcfe 
tbinges.tnberebp  bebatb  laieo  foojtb  ano  fptco  out  bis  rirbes 
ano  maDcbimfeif  p?ouoe : if  be  compare  that  uibicbe  6c  batb, 
too  tljat  tobicbe be  couctetbtbeis  but  apoojemanXet  me  go, 
am>  reilojemeageintoo  tljofe  ric&es  ofropneobwe.  31  kitotoe 
tije  kin  joomc  of  totfcoomc  toobeebotlje  greateanbsaunger* 
ieife : 31  totii  bane  all  tfjinges  in  fuebe  v»tfe>as  all  memte  mape 
nenertbeielfs  banc  fbeir  oomepjapertie  in  them* 

lperefo?e  Mjett  C*far  p?ofereu  tbe  fame  De* 
warms  ttooo  bunbjeo  '2Dalentes,beefmtleo 
ant)  fo?fcokc  tbcm : not  Deeming  it  too  bee  a 
fomme  of  fuebe  balevne,as  tbe  refu?all  there* 
of  me rcteoojtbe  tbe  boafling  of . © <25  © D 
boto  ftlte  a fomme  boas  tljat^itber  too  bonoj 
o;t  corrupt  fo  noble  a mpnoe  tnitbali.?  go)  31  mod  neeoes  peefoe 
fo  lingular  a man  bis  Due  eommenoacton,  3 bane  bertj  a great 
tbing  repojtet)  of  bimr'&bat  tnben  bebao  tnonbereo  at  tbe  lack 
ofDifcrction  of  Caitis  Cdfar  fo?  imagining  that  fo  fmall  a mat* 
ter  coulD  bane  altereb  butUje  fapD  tbusuf  be  ban  ment  to  trpe 
tnee.bt  ibawlf  bane  tcmpteD  met  bottb  bis  bobole  empire* 


Upon  map  forometobat  bee  gtueit  too  tbe  topfe 
man,  tbougb alltbinges bee  bis  ♦ Xpketopfe 
\ tbere  is  no  let  but  tbatlontebobat  man  bee  gi* 
, ucn  too  a free  no,  tbougb  tree  fap  that  all  tbin* 
^ges  bee  comon  among  freenbes*  ifoj  31  baue 
" not  tbinges  after  fuebe  fo?t  in  common  toitb 
tnp  freenD,as  tottb  a partner, fo  as  mp  part  ano  bislboulubce 
both  on?:but  in  fuebe  topfe  as  Cbilb^n  are  comontoo  tbe  Jfa* 

tlpet 


of  Benefiting.  m. 

tber  anti  the  spooler : tobo  Ijautng  tmoo  bettotjtt  them  ,baue 
ttoc  e c be  of  them  one, but  tluoo  a peecc.  jftrlt  of  al  31  totH  tying 
too  pafie,tbat  tljts  man(tobatfoeuer  be  is  that  cbalenogetij  co= 
partnerlbtp  tottb  mee)lball  unoertlano , be  batb  nothing  in  co< 
monmttbmee.lKDlbpfo  ?H?ecaufetbiskpm>  ofintercomomng 
is  onelp  among  mpfemen3betmeencmbom  there  is  alfo  frenu* 
Ibip.^be  reflf  are  no  mo;te  frtenoeSjtbantbcpbee  coparteners. 
Sgeine, tbinges  map  bee  comon  oiuerfe  toapes  ♦ ^binges  be« 
longing  too  tbe  oegroe  of  JSnigbtbou  are  comon  too  aU  knigb* 
tes  of  Kometano  pet  if  31  baue  take  a place  in  fitting,  tbe  fame 
is  ppoperlp  mpne  oionetano  if3I  uepart  loitb  it  too  feme  other 
fcmgbt,altbougb3l  oepartmitb atbingtbatis ours  in  comon, 
pet  leeme 31  to  baue  giuen  bint  fornembat  ♦ &ome  tbinges  are 
comon  too  men  opponcertein  conoicions.^s,  3!  baue  a place 
among  the  kmgbtcs : not  too  fell  it , not  too  let  it  out , not  too 
smell  uppon  it : but  too  fit  aim  fee  tbinges . Situ  therefore  if  31 
come  intoo  the  theatre  mben  the  knigbtes  places  bee  all  full 
furnilbeo  ano  can  baueno  roomebecaufe  the  place  is  taken  up 
afoje.bp  tbofe  that  baue  as  goou  right  in  it  as  3U31  (ball  make 
no  Ipe  though  33  lap  Hill  that  31  baue  a place  among  the  knigty 
tes.becaufe  31  baue  right  too  a place  tbere,ano  becaufe  31  baue 
ppiutleogetoo  fit  there.'Emncke  thou  that  the  cace  ftanuetb  in 
ipke  mpfe  among  frecnoes.  clOhatfoeuer  our  frenu  batb.ts  co* 
raonuntous:amipetistbep?op?ietie  of  it  bis  thatpoRelfetb 
ifraim  therefore  map  31  not  occupte  it  ageinfi  bis  mill. 

'Sfbou  mockeftmee,  fapeft  thou . jfop  if  the  thing  that  is  mp 
freenocs  bee  mpne : is  it  not  lamfull  fop  mee  too  fell  it  ? jfto. 
3Fop  tljoumapll  not  fell  the  rightes  ofKnighthou , anu  pet  are 
tbcp  comontoo  tbccmitb  the  refitme  of  the  fame  opter,3!t  is 
wot  a pj  oof  that  a thing  fijoulo  noth®  thpnebecaufe  thou  caul! 
not  fell  te,op bccaufc  thou  mapfi  not  fpVnbe  tt , o?  bccattfe  thou 
map®  not  cbatmge  it  fop  better  oj  ftym&offdjftfp  that  is  thpire 
alfo,mbicbe  is  thpne  uppon  anp  contiicioniano  although  31  re* 
ceptie  fucb  a thing  of  tbec,pet  bafie  tljou  it  ftiu neuertpejeffe 

. ■ ‘ ~ ' • • ’>  * *'i*.  U •,  8*2'  -*j  i A f v?  V ■ ~ 


The  feuenth  booke 

€%  met  not  bolo  thee  too  Iong.3  benefits 
itfelf  cannot  b«  greater  o?  fmaller.buttbe, 
tljingcs  uiberbp  a benefice  o?  goobturnetss 
perfo?mcb,  mate  bee  greater  o?  lefier : ana 
the  tbinges  toljcrcin  goon  mill  fijetoetb  it* 
felf,mae  bee  moe  o?  feaboer:  9 fo  it  may  fobs 
itfelf,  accojbtng  as  lowers  are  booonc  too 
boo,tobofeffo?e  ofbiffcs  anb  ilrctffijc  imbtacinges,boo  eyer* 
cjfe  louc,but  not  increace  it.djis  quefiion  alfo  tbatinfetuetl;, 
is  bitcwficb  in  the  pjcmiffes : anb  therefore  ttfljalbee  toucbeo 
but  ligljtlp.  jfo?  tbe  argum&s  that  are  applpcb  bnto  tbe  other 
fljittges  .male  alfo  bee  bjatoen  bntootljis.  &be  quefiion  is, 
iuljitljer  be  tljat  batb  bone  all  tbinges  totoarbes  tbe  requpting 
ofabcnefite,ljaue  requpteb  it  0?  no.Eoo  tbe  tntent(fapetb  be) 
tljat  poumatehnoine  Ijeijatb  not  requptebtbeblb  alltljatlje 
coulb  too  requpte.SOljerebp  it  appeeretlj  that  tbe  thing  is  nor 
ioone  toljicb  beboanteb  occafion  to  boo. if  0;  that  man  can  not 
bee  fapeb  too  baue  papeba  pecce  of  monnie , boljo  batlj  euerp* 
inhere  fought  bis  cr  cbitoji  too  papeljim , anb  coulb  not  fpnbe 
bint.  Ssommetljuigcs  are  of  that  fo?t, tljat  tljep  requpre  a per* 
foimancctn  bceber  anbin  fomme  tljtngcs  it  is  as  muebetoo 
baue  boonetnljat  a man  coulb, as  too  bawe  perfojmeb  tbeberie 
beebe  in  effect.  3!f  a IPhtficion  baue  boone  all  tljat  be  coulb  too 
bcale,be  batlj  bone  bis  part.3lfan©?atoj  baue  bfeb  as  ntuclje 
cunning  as  coulb  bee,  be  is  coo  bee  countcb  eloquent  tljottgb 
bis  clpentes  cacc  bee  ouertljjotoen  ♦ though  a <S5enerall  0?  a 
Capteinebeouercommejpct  aretljeptooojtbieofcommenba* 
cions,  tfclj£p  baue  not  mantes  biligence.no?  pjomelTc.ge  Ijntb 
boone  tobat  lje  ntigbf  too  requpte  tljp  goob  turne,anb  be  coulb 
not  fo?  tbp  greate  goob  Ijapjftotbtng  coulb  happen  mo?e  barb 
too  the  trpall  of  treto  free  nbflnp . Ipe  coulb  notretdarbe  a matt 
of  bjdtIj4jecoulb  not  tenbe  a mattm  bcltij.be  coulq  nor  rcleette 
a man  in  p?qfpcritie  .get  bath  be  requpteb , though  tljou  baue 
rccciuebno  benefice  at  bis  banbe.  jfojlje  tljat  Ijatb  almapes 
bent btmfclftbemtntoo , mapeing  oppojtunitie  fo?  tbe  fame, 
anb  imploptnggreate  careanb  biUgencctbereabocttcs  tbaeb 

boone 


of  Benefiting.  ^nzT 

boonemoje  in  effect;  than  beto&ofe  lucketttoajstoo  rcqupte 
betpmesf. 

C^t^iui^apitcr. 

?>€  * example  of tbe  better  to  bti* 
Ipke.tnafmucljeas  it  is  not  pnougb 
fojljimtoobaue  fougbt  bid  Crebi= 
to?,  bnleffe  be  pane  paptb  bimljts 
rnonnpe . tfo?  in  that  face  tlje  crueli 
trebtto?  ftanbetb  oner  bis  beab.tobo 
toill  take  tbe  abuanrage  of  bt  s baie* 
But  in  this  cace  tbouart  matcbco 

tottlj  a moff  courteoufe  crcbtto?,toijo 

percetuing  koto  tkow  trotteftPp  anbboune  careful!  anb  bn* 
niutef  ,toiHfate : atoape  tottb  tljts  care  out  of  tbp  Ijarte  *.  ceafe 
toobeefoearneif  too  tbpne  atone  trubkie.3!kaueaHoftl)re; 
Cbon  booefl  rnee  to?ong , if  tljou  tbtokc  j fccke  anietnoje  ae 
tbp  banbe.Cljp  goob  toill  is  commebntoo  nice  too  tbe  full. 
But  tell  mee(fatctb  be)toottlbe(t  tbou  faie  that  beeljatb  re* 
tputebabenefite,  toljtcbebatb  requite*)  none  otbertotfetban 
fo.?  Bp  tbts  rcckcnpng,  be  tbat  batlj  requites , ano  betljat  batlj 
not  requiteo  (boulo  bee  all  one. 

2Beli:tbenfettf  tbts  agetnft  it.3ff  bebab  fojgotten  tbe  be* 
nefite  tbat  be  receiu  eb,  o?  if  be  lm  not  once  p?offereb  too  bfe 
tbankfuU:tbou  tooulBeffnenp  bpm  too  bane  reqmtcb, But  tbist 
man  Ijatb  toeertcb  bpnt  felf  bate  ano  night , ano  neglctteo  all  e* 
tbemetotics  ,pe*lbpngbpmfelf  tobolUe  too  tljts  one, ana  toai* 
twtg  narotolp  tbat  no  oceaOcn  ntigbt  cfcape  bpm.  jftoin  cbm, 
fijall  tbe  cace  bee  all  otte.as  toell  of  bint  tljar  neuer  !?au  anp  care 
of  requttpng , as  of  bpnt  tbarneitcr  leftc  fee  kpng  boto  too  boo- 
ft?  djoubooeft  meeto?OHg  tftbou  cijalengetlje  oecoeatntp 
banbe,to!jcn  tbou  fecit  31  tnanteo  no  toill  too  booe  it . Coo  bee 
©ojt^uttbecacetboutoarttakenptifoncr.ano  tljat3  baiting' 
laieti  all  mp  gooses  too  gage  too  mp  crebrrottr.  too  make  tno= 
mp  fo?  tbp  raunfdrimtc,  booefaiicin  a foje  Qllinter  bp  coaCes 
aU  laies  tottlj#p?acei3,  and  thereto  itb  all  boo  pair?  though  air 

peril! 


The  ieuenth booke 

perilUbat  tbcfea  cattpeelsebefises  tbeannopances  mhiche  it 
bat  o of  ft  omne,ans  that  afcermaro  batting  touruepes  through 
inanpsefertes , anscommpngat  length  too  thefame  ^earo» 
tiers  mhiebe  all  other  men  flmnnes  a no  31  fought , 3!  finse  thee 
raunfomcs  alreaoie  bp  another  man:  mtlte  thou  senp  mee  too 
b aue  requites  bpnocnelfe  ? .furthermore  ,tf  in  tljatsopage  of 
titpne,31  lofe  the  sponnep  bp  &htpmrecHe  tohiche  3!  has  tnase 
too  oooe  thee  gooo  mith , pea , or  tf  31  falMiuoo  captitiitie  tnp 
felf,mhile31  feebctoo  ris  thee  out  ofcaptiuute:milt  thou  senp 
tneetoo  haue  requites  thp  fcpnsnefle  ? Crtielp3tlje  tAtheniam 

Call  Harmodtw  aitS  ArtFlogicon  EprailtquCllerS : 9ns  CMiiti- 

uffls  leaupng  of  his  hanse  sppoit  the  9ltar  of  the  eneniie , mas 
afmuche  as  if  be  has  flame  TVjWans  saleantnefle  that  mre« 
flleth  ageinft  f ortune,sooeth  almaies  gcttethespper  hanse, 
though  Ibce  brpng  not  the  moorkc  of  her  purpofe  to  effeete.l!?e 
that  hath  purfemes  occaflons  flipngfrom  bpnt , ans  euer  bun* 
tes  after  neme.mherebp  be  might  requite  ■Kpnsncflhhathpers 
formes  more  than  he  inborn  fpeeoie  opportunity  hath  mass 
tfjanitfuU  at  the  firft  pufl;e,mitf)out  paineflaKpng, 

fpp  bcnefactor)fapeth  be)bath  peeTses  thee  tmoo 
thmges : nantelp  his  UBill  ans  his  iDeese : ans 
therfore  tbou  omcfl  him  tmoo  thinges  Ufeempfe* 
SBoortljclp  mpghtelfthou  fape  this  to  him  that 
hath  pcelses  thee  an  isle  mill /But  thou  canflnot 
fap  it  smo  him , that  both  is  milling  ans  alfo  inoeuereth , lea* 
utng  nothing  snaflapes:  for  be  bath  performes  both  the  pars 
tes, as  Hiuchas  in  him  lpeth.9gein,it  is  not  almapes  requires 
that  nomber  Ibouis  bee  matches  mieh  nomher . for  feme  one 
thing  is  moorth  tmapne  . Cherefore  fo  foremars  a mill  ans  fo 
sefproufcto  requpte,flansetbinffes  oftheseesesoomg.But 
ifthe  mill  mithout  tljesccsesooingbee  not  auapleablc  too  re- 
qupte  bpnsiteflettben is  noman  thankfull  to  ®os,sponmhoni 
nothing  is  beflomes  but  the  mill*  t£omarset!;e  <£5oss  (fapctb 


ofBenefyting.  nj. 

bejtoee  can  perfojme  nothing  clfc  but  our  mill.  22M  then , if 
31  bee  able  too  rennet  noting  elfeuntoothe  fame  man  alfo 
toborn  31  otoe  a goon  turne  untooimbp  fljouln  31  not  bee  thank* 
full  in  peeloing  that  thing  too  a man,  than  mijiche  31  can  be* 
dome  no  greater  uppott  tlje  ®ong? 

C^c^udjapttct* 

€%  tbounemaunncfl  mljat  31  think  of  the 
matter : ann  thou  milt  Ijatte  mot  too  Ibape 
thee  a full  anfmere.  31  fap,let  the  one  think 
his  goon  turne  requpten : ann  let  the  other 
aflure  bunfelf  be  hath  not  requpten.iet  the 
gtuer  ijoln  the  rccepuet  nifchargen,ann  let 
the  recepuer  acknotelenge  bimfelfebouno 
diil.iLct  the  one  fap , 31  haue  it : ann  let  the  other  fap  31  omc  it. 
3n  all  matters  of  controucrfie  let  us  euer  fette  the  Welfare  of 
both  parties  before  ns.'&hc  unthankful  mud  be  (bet  out  from 
all  ercufesmljereuntootbep  might  haue  recourfe  too  colour 
their  unangling  mitfjall.3!  haue  noone  all  that  might  bee.S?ea 
ann  noo  fo  dtll.<[&bat  ? Chinked  thou  our  atmeeters  mere  fo 
bnUapfe.that  tljep  unnerffoone  it  not  tqo  bee  utter  m?ong , too 
haue  put  no  nifference  betmeene  hint  that  Ijathmaden  amape 
the  Ronnie  tbatbebatbbojomen,  in  mljojenome  0?  at  Dpcet 
atm  him  tbathath  lodboth  his  otone  goons  ann  other  tnemtes 
too,bp  jTpie  0?  bp  Hobbtng , o*  bp  fome  other  heauper  miffo^ 
tune  ? 3no  pet  too  the  intent  that  men  fljouln  knom,  that  faith' 
fulnefle  mas  in  attp  mpfc  to  be  perfojmen,  tljep  anmitten  none 
crcufe  at  all.  tfo?  ttmerebetteiubat  a feame  fljouln  bee  put 
euen  from  their  iud  epcuce , than  that  all  (hottln  p jetenn  fome 
c pence  oj  other  .Chou  had  noone  mljat  tljou  coulned  too  re* 
qupte.letljim  accept  it  as  fudtcient,but  think  thou  it  too  lit* 
tie.  tfo?  like  as  if  hee  can  fpno  in  his  hart  too  palfe  ouer  tfjpne 
earned  ann  niligent  inneuer  nnregarnenjje  isunmojttljie  too 
bee  requpten  mitlj  kinnnefle;  €uen  fo  alfo  art  tljou  a uerie 
Churle,ifthottontheotherfpne,  inrefpert  that  heactepteth 

3ff«i«  tijp 


The  feuenth  boots 

tip  gooaim'tt  fii  papment.See  not  fo  nmcbc  tljemojetot'Hfn^ 
Ip  bebolccn  tooljim  becaufe  tbou  art  releafco . ^fjou  mci3  not 
ca  tdjri)0!t>  of  it»no^  call  uiitndfebppon  tctbuc  tbou  mull  feefec 
cccafio»ncucrtl>ciElfetoarcqupte.Ecq[uptc  the  one  becaufe 
|c  clapmetlj  it  a no  tlje  other  becaufe  be  reieafctb  tbse.IRequpte 
she  one  becaufe  be  to  euikana  tbe  orber  becaufe  be  ts  not  eutU, 
&na  tyerfoje  there  ts  no  caule  mb?  tbou  Iboulaeft  tljtuke  tbp* 
feiftoo  bane  ante  tittereftut  tins  qucHion.namelpujbitber  a 
man  that hath  rccetuea  a benefice  of  a mpfeman , ought  too  re* 
qupte  it.bitn  if  be  eeafe  too  bee  a mpfemamana  is  becomme  an 
euill  man  ♦ jfoi tbou  ougbtefttoo  reaeltuer  toe  gage  that  t£ott 
ba$e  taken  of  a inpfeman,  pea  aua  too  oifcljarge  tbp  emit  too 
<an  euJi  man:  ana  tobp  fbouiaelf  tbou  not  aifo  requpte  bis  gooo 
t urge  r 13pcaufe  be  ts  ebauugea,  tbail  be  cljaange tbee  ? QUljac 
tftboit  baaaefi  taken  a thing  of  a man  in  beltb  r fijoulaeft  tbou 
not  crftoje  i:too  bint  tf  be  lucre  fick?U)ce  ought  altoapes  too 
Scare  mote  Touitb  our  freenaes  meaknefic , than  that  comes  to. 
^tirelpfucbeaman  isfttkinnunaetJktbim  bee  belpeo,let 
btmbec  bo/ne  bmbail.jfoj  fo  lie  ts  a aifeafe  of  the  minae.^oo 
ibe  enoe  that  this  mate  bee  the  better  unBcr8ooae,31  t&inke  it 
gpoa  too  make  a aifttnction. 

. ' • • , f. . ; ; . _ v J1D  'r::|f-rs./-  . . ..  -r  ' . . 

CC^c^tX^tpitct* 

3|)ere  are  too  kpnaes  of  benefices  oj  gook 
turncs , Cbe  one  aperfect  ana  treto  bene* 
fite.tobtcb  cannot  bee  giuen  but  bp  a topfc* 
man  ana  too  a.  mpfemau : ©be  other  a bul« 
gar  ana  roraon  benefite.bobcreof  the  inter* 
courTe  is  among bs  that  banc  no  fktll  ♦ $f« 
foi  this  latter, ’here  is  no  bont  but  31  ought 
too  requpce  it  too  hint  that  31  otoe  it,\nl;atfoeuer  hetsgubitbcr 
!je  bee  becomme  a nuu  tljerer,a  tljtef.o?  an  aaulterer.iFdomes 
bauetbeir  Labiestana  iuogement.tuilibecterrra^eire  fucbe 
ca&estban  bntbankfnlnefic.  let  noman  make  tbee  euill,  bp* 
caufe  Ije  is  euill , Oppouancmllman  3 mill  cat  .mate  a gooa 

ttirnd 


ftime : at#  stitaa  a goon  mm  3!  tot'll  reticent  ♦ <§oo  tolli  3 rc- 
quptetbegooo  man,  bpcaufe  3!  otoett  :atto  t|eetttllntfl«,feg* 
unk  35  tomtlo  not  face  in  bis  net* 

Jf  t be  otbcr  kpno  of  beneSte,  there  is  fume 
t>out:  as  that  tf3i  couto  riot  cake  it  but  bee** 
\ WP&ffMfe,  neither  coulee  renter  ftbut  tear 
fm||  Ml  one  tbit  continetoet  totfe.tf  oijntt  tbe  care 
31  rentenprt  cannot  (je  recetu'e  it,  becaufc 
-jgijgm!  bets  KOtmatSer  ofbpmfelftn  tbssbcljalf, 
but  bath  forgone  tbeknotoletge  boiotoo 
rife  tt.31t  is  all  one  as  tf  pee  Rtoalo  bto  mee,8tifce  clje  ball  backs 
too  amaimeobante.  3it isafolltc  too  gate  amannetbetljing 
that  be  cannot take,  » 

Cbat  31  tmtebegm  too  anftoeretTjcefrom  tljts  hft  pointer 
31  totll  not  gt  uc  bint  that.  tobtc  fje  be  cannot  take.lutt  31  totli  re* 
Ho?c  tbougb  be  cannot  rer eine  it . Jfo?  31  tan  bpnoe  no  manna 
bat  bun  tbattafetb  tbut  3 mate otfebarge mp  felf,tf 31  too  bus 
0 «elp  teliue*  .IKllbaf  tf  be  cannot  tsfe  ttrlet  Ijimlookc  too  tbaE. 
Cljc  fault  Ojalbce  in  ljpm,ano  not  ;n  me. 

a©©  re6cltaer(fatetb  lje)is  tooteliuet  agein 
too  faclje  a one  asfljall  recctne . fo)  toljdt  if 
pouotoea  man  f£lme,anol}d)itiDe  pou  yotojc 
it  into  a Hacket  a & tue?  ©dill  pou  fa*  pou 
butte  ncJiucreo  it  agcine?  ©)  totli  pou  beliuer 
t!/ata2£ine5to^ttl;e*fijati32fpt  it  betriupt  pou  in 

beWuerprig? 

1 . ^ao.reoeltuer^epape.renoer^o?  reSo?e,t'stoo  peelo  ageftt 
t£e  thing  that  a man  otoes , tmtoo  bpm  tljat  bat!)  t ntereft  maf. 


tebcn;b£liftetb  tOahaueit.&ne  that  istbe  onefp  tbnigtbo  bat* 
p.er?c?meti  as  tup  bebalfe  * Coo  Otoe bptit  the  keeypng  of  the 
eh?#S  toben  be  b*ty  taken  it  ageine  ofmee.tbat  is  noto  a fur- 

jff.t/*  tl;e«r 


tfjet  cbarge.3  omebpm  tbeperfojmauttce  of  it.butnottbe  fee* 
ppngofttt  $«b3  babmucbeleuertbatbe(boulofo:goit,tbait 
tbat3&pulonocrefto?eie.3muiipateHipcrebitojtbatmbtcb 
3 ^auc  bab  ofbpm.tbougb  be  mill  goemttb  ttbpanb  bp  intoo 
tbe  ^tcmes.  SItbougb  be  moulbfeiibentee  a liar Jotte  too  re- 
cede it.pec  (bo  alb  3 pate  tt  Ijpm:  anb  albceit  tbat  bemoulb  put 
$c  monuep  tbat  be  teceiuetb  of  ntee  ttito  Ms  looce  bofome,pet 
fbaltj  pate  tt  ♦ jfoj  3 mufiepeelbe  tt  agetn:  butmben  3 baue 
once  pceibeb  it, 31  am  not  bounne  too  liana  Util  too  tbe  keeping 
an&faupng ofic.  3 ambaunbetookeepebts  benefice  mbile  it 
ts  in  ntp  banoe bnrelioteu . 8 s long  as  tt  is  mteb  mee . reafoa 
tooulo  31  (boulb  faue  it.  But  if  it  bee  calleo  fo  ?,it  mull  bee  beli- 
uercb  tbongb  it  (boulb  bee  fpilte  to  tbe  banbes  of  tbe  recettter, 

3 mill  renber it  too  a goob  man,  mben  it  (balbee.ejtpebtentfoj 
> bptmanb  too  an  ettill man  mbeit  be  callctb  fo?  it. 

3fbou  canli  not  ( faictb  be ) renber  bpm  bts  benefice  after 
fucbefojtcas  tboureeeiuebcftit,  jfojtbou  receiuebeftitof# 
lntfeman,anb  tbou  renberelr  it  too  a foole. 

3 renoer  nombntoo  bpm , in  fucbe  mtfc  as  be  is  nom  able 
too  recciuejaitb  it  ts  not  mabe  tbe  maojfe  bp  rote,  but  bp  bpm: 
attb  tberfoje  3 mill  reftojc  tbat  mbtcbe  3 baue  recciueb.  Lobe 
too  mbotn  3 mottib  renber  fucbe  a matter  of  benefite  as  3 re* 
ceiucDjtf  be  came  too  mifebome  agetn:too  bint  mill  3(as  long 
as  be  is  eutll)renber  fucbe  a one  as  be  can  receiue.But(faictb 
be)mbat  if  be  bee  become , not  onelp  eutll.but  alfo  beattlp  anb 
outrageous,as  csfppolhdortu  anb  ‘ThaUrts  mere?  £2JUte  tboa 
alfo  renber  too  fucbe  a one  tije  benefice  tbat  tljoit  recetuebeft 
ofbpm? 

Mature  fufleretb  not  fo  greate  an  alteration  in  a mifeman. 
5foj  in  fallpng  from  tbe  belie  too  tbe  moojfte.it  cannot  bee  but 
fomepjtntes  ofgoobneffemuft  remattte  tnbpm,ettenmbenbe 
is  become  eutll  ♦ Slerteme  is  ttetter  fo  btcerlp  mppeb  out , but 
tbat  (be  leauetbfommefurer  marfees  intbempnbe,  tbananp 
tbaunge  can  ferape  quite  anb  cleane  out.TOentbemilbbca* 
ftes  tbat  baue  bin  bjougbt  bp  emimg  bs,  boo  bjrake  amaie  in* 
too  tljemoobbes  , tljep  keepe  fttll  fomme  parte  of  tbetr  former 
* tameueiTes 


onBenef^ang^^^^ii^r 

tameneffe : anolookebotnmucbetbepbce  officer  than  theta* 
meff  beaffes,  fo  ntttcbe  arc  tbep  canter  than  tl;e  bffioett  beaffes, 
ana  fttebe  as  ncuer  mere  ofeo  coo  rnannes  banot.jfto  man  Ujac 
e«cr  ffacke  tinco  mifeoome , batb  falne  intoo  ejttreme  mtckeo* 
nefTe.iipe  is  oieo  of  aoetper  btme.tbatt  mate  beebtterlpmalbco 
out.oj  alterco  quite  into  another  colour . &gcin  31  ocmaunoeo 
of  tbee,  mljitbtr  tiffs  miloc  man  bet  become  fo  too  bpmfelf  one* 
lp,o?  mbttbe  r bis  moooneffe  bitrttetb  out  too  tbe  butt  of  all  tbe 
common  mcalc?  Jfo?  tbou  telleff  me  of  Apollodorw  a no  ThaUt 
rU  tbe  tp?ant,  mljofe  nature  if  a man  baue.ano  kepc  bis  naugb* 
tineffe  too  bimfelf,mbp  Iboulo  31  not  renoer  i'ucbe  a one  bis  be* 
ne6te,too  tbee»oe31  map  quite  ano  cleanertooe  mp  banoes  of 
bpm  fo?  euer  ? T5ut  if  be  not  onelp  odigbt  ano  take  pleafure  tit 
mannes  blotio  .but  alfo  ejcecutetb  bnfaciable  crueltte  in  mttr* 
Cljerpng  folke  of  all  ages,  ano  rage  not  fo?  anger, but  of  a cer- 
tatnegeecDfntffetoabeecruell:31fbccuttetbetb?otesofcbil* 
fi?enbefo2etbcirparentesfaces:ifbebee  not  contenteomitb 
ffmplcDeatb.but  oootb  to?ment  folke, ano  not  onelp burnetb 
f bo  fe  that  muff  ope,  but  alfo  b?opletbtbem:tfbemake  an  arte 
of  muroer.ano  bet  almates  in  go?e  blouottbe  nonrenoering  of 
a benefite  is  too  fmall  a punilbment  fo?  fttebe  a one.  2Hbatfoe« 
tier  itoiasojbcrebp  beano  31 inere  linkeotogitber  , that batb 
Ije quite  cutteofbpb?eaHpitg  tbebonoes  oftlje  JLa\i)eofJ9a« 
titre.31f  a ntanne  baue  Ooone  augbt  fo?  met, ano  aftermaro  ma= 
betb  marreagaintte  mp  Coitntrie : 3ln  fo  ooopng  be  batb  Ioffe 
bobatfoeuer  be  bao  oeferuco , ano  it  mere  a miekeoneffe  to  rem 
Oetanpkpnoncirebntoo  bpin.3gctn,tf  be  affatle  not  mp  cotin* 
trep.but  pet  is  nopfomme  too  bis  omne,ano  beepng  feparateo 
from  mp  countrep,troubletb  bis  otone:  ^bat  fo  greate  leamo* 
neffe of  tjis barte batb  neuertbeleffe  cuttebpm of:  ano  tbougb 
it  baue  not  maoelffm  an  open  cnemie  too  met, pet  batb  it  maoe 
bpm  batefull  too  met: ano  31  muff  baue  afo?mcratioamo?« 
fpeciall  regaro  of  ebatoemttembicb  31  ome  too  all  mankpnoe, 
tljan  of  that  mlffclje  31  ome  too  anp  feuerall  per  font, 

MH. 


The  feuenth  booke 


CIC although this b&f^fins tbat3 
ftaut)  free  in  all  refpeetcs  from  tijat 
Ul  #’  tpme foojtb that Ije bp molating  all 
Sjf-  Lame,batb  bjougljttoo  paffc  tijat 


nothing  map  bee  bnlamfull  ageinit 
Ijpimpet  31  beleeue  there  is  this  mca* 
fare  too  bee  obfcruca  on  mp  behalf, 
r^M  that  if  ntp  bcnefftelball  ncptljer  aug« 
rfa’  mcntbtspometeo  tfjc  Dcirrucuon  of 
tljce  omon  ftate,noi  ffabUQjc  tbatmljicbc  bebatb  alrcame,  ana 
fo  confequentlp  map  bee  renact  ea  mitbout  ppeiuaiee  of  the  co* 
man  mcale:3!  ff;all  rentier  it,  3!  (ball  faue  bis  cbtia  Iping  in  tljc 
Craale  ♦ iformljataotb  this  benebte  Ijitre  anpoftbofe  mbmn 
bis ctueUtetearetb in  pecces ?35ut 3 (ball  not  feeaeljim  mitlj 
S^onnpetomapntepnebis  ©ara  in  mages.3If  be  sefp?e  gar- 
ble o?  fpnc  clotb  of  mccunp  tiirnifijing  of  bis  fuperfluetie  can 
hurtnonian'But  affoj.  me  n gt  Qlrmottr,  3!  (balnot  help  bimmitb 
tbem.Slfbeaefpreas  a great  gift,to  Ijauc  cunning  papers  of 
CnterUiDeaXemanSjana  fuel)  otljer  tljtnges  as  map  tame  Ijtg 
fcerceucsij  mill  milltnglp  offer  them , though  3 moula  not 
fents  him  ©alpes  ana  &b  tppes  t pet  moula  31  fenbe  bim  Korn* 
barjjcs  ana  €bamb£ffijippesappentbcmacer.3natbougbb0 
bee  attcrip  pad  all  bope:pet  (ball  31  renaer  unto  btm , mitb  the 
fame  banee  tbat  3 beffom  benefftes  bppon  others ♦ !.)ombeeit 
(too  fap  tljc  trtttbc)  tljcbeff  remeaie  foj  fuebe  aifpofftionsis 
the  fljojtening  of  tbeir  Ipfc.Sna  the  beff  thing  tljac  eanheefbjt 
him  that  mill  netter  bee  reclapmea , is  too  bee  aeaa  ♦ 15uc  it  is 
a rare  thing  too  fpna  one  fo  farre  gone ; aim  it  bath  almapes 
bin  esuntea  a moonacr,  like  as  the  opening  of  tbe  Cartlj , ana 
breaking  fo?c!j  offp?e  out  of  tbe  Caues  of  tbe  ^>ca.  Cbcrfo?e 


peiffonembdmaiiianmapfpnafneuerp  $parhet3ana  ofmbom 
etterp  man  ?s  afrapa}'31  l&'alf reuser  tbe  goes  tunic  tbat'3f  b>lue 
recepuea.3  muff  not  make  mp  gapn  of  bis  MpgbmiesXoofee 
mljnt  is  notmpue,  let  it  returnetootlje  omnenbee  Ijegeoa  or 

baa 


of  Benefiting.  ntf. 

5)ola  biligentlp  tnoulo  31  fife  this  thing  if 2 fboulu  not 
renuer,but  beftoloc  ? %l)is  place  crauetb  a merrie  tale. 


CC^jcjcuC^aptto? 

Certeftie  pbtlofopberof  TythagorasUft, 
batting  bought  a cupple  of  Kagges  of  a 
'Saplour  uppen  trull  ( a greate  matter) 
came  ageinen  itljttt  a feabjeoapes  after  to 
bis  fljop  too  pap’bpm,  anti  founo  it  Ibet  up. 
SSnousbenbee  baB  knocked  a gooo  pjljple, 
one  beingtiifpofct)  to  iett  at  tbe  Pythagoriw 
fapU;Mjcrefopelofclltbou  tbp  labour?  ^be  'Caplour  Shorn 
tbou  fetkell  is  ueao  ano  burpeti , lnbtcbe  thing  is  a graf  im« 
too  us  that  fopgo  our  freenucs  fop  eucr,  but  peratiuenture  not 
Untoo  tbee  tbat  knoujeltbeelbalbee  bopne  aganc . Cpcreuppoit 
this  our  pbilofopbcr  carpeo  borne  bis  tbpee  opfoioer  pence 
Uerie  glao.lbaking  tbcm rnuers  tpntes  tn  bis  bans  as  be  Utent. 
^ftertearo  fpnsing  fault  toitb  tbts  bis  fecrct  pleafure  of  non= 
papmtnt,  anb  pcrrepmng  bis  onme  ouerltkmg  oftbat  Ample 
gapne  t be  returncu  too  tbe £z>ljop>ano  favo  too  Ijtmfelf  r be  li= 
ttctb  to  tbceujar5,anu  tber  fope  pap  tbat  tbou  omeft  btm.<Kttt& 
tbatinoopu  betbpuff  tbe  fotoer  pence  intoo  tbe  &bop  at  a era* 
trie  of  tbe  inall  inhere  tbe  clofing  of  tbe  panel  boas  (bpoenk.ano 
there  left  them , taping  punilbment  oppon  Ijmifelf  fop  bis  fonu 
UcHre , lealf  bee  rnpgbt  acqueput  Ijtmfelf ttutl;  tbe  coueting  of 
other  nienncsgoooes. 

ClPc+££tu£I)apttcr. 

if  tbou  omc  a man  anp  thing, feeke  too  pap 
it . 3nu  if  nomanurmaunu  it, call  tbou  up? 
pon  tbpfeif  .Beebe  gooo  op  bee  be  ban , it 
makes  no  matter  too  tbee.  jfo?  bisnaugb* 
tincfic  ought  not  too  uauntage  thee . Ken* 
ucranu  blame  thpfeife.anofopgec  nctiit 
tobatmaner  the  Buetpes  bee  mupiseubte* 
tta.pt  pouXlnCo  Ijim  iuce  Ijaue  iniopneu  fopgctfuUteue,anu  un- 


The  feuenth  booke 

too  tbeeloec  Ijaue  contmaunoeo  mpnofulncfle . jftortmtbffatt* 
ouig:,  toljen  meefape  that  bee  uiljicbe  batb  ooone  a gooo  turtle 
Iboulo  fo?gct  it : t&at  man  miffakctlj  bs,mbtcb  imaginetb  tbat 
tore  moulo  ijaue  biro  put  tlje  reniemberance  of  tljc  thing  ( fpe* 
ctalip  being  a ntoll  Ijoneft  tljing ) qupte  out  ofljts  bean  ♦ ffltc 
intopnc  fontc  tijtnges  abouemeafure.too  tlje  eno  tbep  map  re* 
turn  too  tljetr  true  f proper  meafure.JKEWjen  mee  fap  Ije  muff 
not  remember  it : our  meening  iSjtljatljetnuff  notpjoclapme 
it  jtojtyag  of  it, not  greeuc  tlje  partte  ioitlj  it.jfo?  tf  fome  folke 
ooo  a man  a pleafur  e:  t bep  make  al  tlje  too  to  pttute  to  tt.Cljeit 
talke  t3  of  it  in  tbeir  fobernelTe , anu  tljep  cannot  boloett  in  in 
tljeir  Djonkennelfe*  Cbep  blab  it  out  too  ffraungers , anti  tbep 
tell  it  in  counfell  too  tljeir  freenoes*Coo  alap  tljis  ouerfrelbe 
aim  bpbjapotng  mpnofulncfle : toeemiHeo  Ijimtbat  bao ooone 
tlje  goooturne,  too  forget  it:  ano  bp  iniopning  bim  mo  je  tljau 
couib  bee  pcrfojmeo,toee  counfelleo  Ijim  too  keepe  ftlence* 

& oft  as  tljflu  Ijaffetoo  oeale  toitb  fttebe  as 
are  of  final  trull, tljoumapft  ejcact  mojc  than 
inouglj,  too  tlje  enbe  tljat  inouglj  map  bee 
perfojmco  ♦ Co  tbia  eno  ferue  tlje  ouerrea* 
cbing  fpacljes.p  bp  anbtttrutbe , men  map 
come  too  tlje  nerp  trutlje,Cljerfo?e  be  tljat 
fapo  tljere  mere  fome  tljat  mere  toljpter  tba 
fnotoe,anompgf)ter  tljantljetopno  (tobtclj  is  tmpolfibleto  be) 
fapo  tt  too  tlje  eno  tljat  tlje  moll  nfljiclj  coulo  bee,  fijoulo  bee be- 
Iteuco.^no  Ije  tljat  fapo:  moje  bitmouabletban  tljefe  Eockcs, 
ano  mo  je  luolent  tlja  tljis  llreametment  to  perfwaoe  no  moje, 
but  tljat  fome  man  is  as  bnmouable  as  a Hock.^n  ouerreaclj 
neuer  reqtipretlj  fo  mucljc  as  it  p?eteuoetlj.^ut  it  aououcljetb 
tijtnges  increoible,tljat  it  map  attepne  too  tlje  creoible.d®  ben 
meefap.tct  Jnm  tbatljatbbeftomco  abenefitcfojget  tt:our.m«« 
ning  is  bee  Iboulo  bee  as  one  tljat  Ijao  fojgotten  it.  let  not  tlje 
remembering  of  it  appeare,noj  tljp  mpno  ronne  bppoit  it*9tio 
tuljcn  met  fap  tljat  a benefptc  muff  not  be  cljalengeo  agein,toet 


'ofBenefyting.  117. 

Hfcoo  not  taite  ateap  tlje  oematmoing  of  it  agcin : fb  fbfi 
tentpmes  eu til  men  baue  neeoc  of  a cbalenogcr,ano  gooo  men 
bane  netue  of  a rememberancer.jfoj  tebp  ? 3if  a man  bee  igno* 
rant  oftbe  oppojttmftie,  map  3 not  (betec  it  bim  -?map  3)  nor 
bifteuermpnecoe  ontoo  bint?  tCSJbpfbouio  bebeelpebtmfetf, 
f?  beeCo?i£tbat  be  fcneteit  rat?  let  ateatebeteoom  bee  note 
ano  then  bfeo , botebeeit  after  a mow  ft  fo^t , not  tettb  exacting 
no^  lamb  clapmtng  ofoetetie* 

C'C^e^jctuuC^aptter* 
f Qcrates  fapeo  in  auoience  ofbtsfreenocs: 
i 31  tooulo  fapne  btipe  mee  a Clofee  if  3 ban 
1 monnpcJpeerauco  of  noman,  pet  atnnont- 
! ftaeo  betbem  alljatto  euerpmanoemco  tbat 
j be  teotiioe  taite  it  ofbint  ♦ 9no  tel;p  fboulD 
1 tbep  not  t Jfo?  bote  fmalla  thing  bias  it 
1 tljat  Socrates  rcceiiieO^ut  it  teas  a create 
matter  too  bane  ocfcrtuo  too  bee  tbe  man  of  tobom  Socrares 
teotilti  receme.ilpecculo  notbatte  gfiien  them  anp  incling  mo?c 
meciolp . 3 ban  bought  mee  a Cloke  ( quoth  bej  if  31  bao  ban 
monnpe^ftertbts.tebofoeuermaiiemoft  Ijafte^auetoo  late. 
4fo?  Socrates  bao  teanteo  aireme,Cbns  foptbe  bitter  cbalenn* 
gers  fafres.toccfojbto  clapmtng : not  tbat  tt  fljonlo  netter  bee 
bfeo  t but  tljatitiboulobee  bfooberie  ftloomme* 

Riftippm  being  on  a tpme  oeligbteo  tettb  an 
opntment,fapeo:euiil  conutte  too  tbefe  effe* 
minatefelioteestbatbauebiffameD  fo  trim 
a fauour.tSDbe  fame CutU comme  too  them, 
is  too  bee  fapeo  too  tbefe  ieateo  a no  intpoj* 
tuttate  buooiers  op  of  bcnefltes , tebo  bane 
barren  fo  gooOlpatbingastbc  aomontib5 
meat  of  freen0es.S?etnotteitbftanoing,3l  teiii  ofe  tbe  latee  of 
freenolbtp.ano  tetH clapme a gooo  turnc  at  bio  banoe5cftebom 
31  teouio  baue  craueo  one:  ano  beftjaU  aeeeptit  as  another  be* 

6g.#,  ncSte, 


The  feuenthbooke 

Kcfite , that  he  might  regupte  tt  . 31 M newer  fait  to  toa  it  of 
compfapnt,  „ , . , „ * 

Itooke  him  vp  poore  fillie Joule  oy  [bipwreke  caft  onjbore. 

And  made  him  parcener  of  my  Rea/me:  More  foe/e  am  l therefore. 

^his  is  not  anaomomftittff  ,hut  rather  areuplmg  ♦ %l)iz  ia 
euen  too  fying bcneStes  intoo hatreo  * %\)i*  to  euen the hpgh 
xam  too  make  it  cptljcr  iatofuti  ojoelightfull  too  bee  thank* 
ieffe . 3!t  io  pnough  ano  too  maclje,  too  call  aman  too  renteim 
iictance  mtth  fucije  looil?  mooses  as  tljcfe*3if  euer  31  bane 
plcafureDpou,o?ifcuerpouhauebao  Ipkingofanie  thtngof 
itipne.  ^no  let  hint  faie  ageineontbe  other  fine: 

Tea  truly  you  hatte  pleafurde  mee:you  tooke  meevp. right  poor t- 
And  needy  when  that  I was  cafl  by  fhiprorechg  ott your  {here. 

t3t(fapth  he)  this  kptm  of  Dealing  booteth 
l ns  not.JFojheBiflanbletlj.ano&atb  forgot* 
ten  it.Mihat  0)oulo  3 ooo?  Cljoti  oemaun* 
ocHatljtng  mod  neceffarie,  atm  therein  it 
becommeth  this  matter  too  bee  fimfyeo: 

| nameip  after  toljat  f«?tt  banklefle  pcrfoncs 
are  too  bee  bo?netflitb.1EruIp  euen  toitlj  a 
cjutet.mccke.anD  ftowtimnoeXet  itetter  imkinoc.bnmptmfull, 
aim  ontljankfuli  perfone  fo  muclje  offetme  tljee,  but  that  tie* 
uerthelefle  itrnaie  fltU  Delight  thee  to o Ijaue  gtuen,  let  tteuer 
an?  tojong  tbhtpeU  thee  to  faie , 31  btoulo  31  hao  not  boone  it. 
let  etter  t be  bnlwckpnes  of  tbp  benegte  like  thce.3]  t (hall  repet 
him  euer, tf  thou  repent  ncuer . ^hou  mud  not  bee  gr&ucD.ass 
though  fometfrange  thing  hao  happeneo  t but  thou  mighted 
1 rather  motmer  if  it  hao  not  happeneo.  &ome  are  feareo  amate 
mithpame3,forne  totth  cod, fame  btith  perilUfometoithlhame 
full  (bamefalinefllMeatt  bp  requitpug  tljei  might  acknc&leoge 
themfelues  to  hatte  recciueo ; forntthmugh  tgno?ance  of  their 
fiucti  e,fome  through  flotbe , aim  o therfome  bp  becing  ouerbte* 
?icd.  ^cehom  the  unmeafurableluffes  ofmenuebee  aimatesf 
gaping  aim  alutape?  crautng.^hou  tang  not  bmotmer  too  fee. 

noman 


of  Benefiting.  iiS. 

nwttan  requpfe  Inhere  noman  reccpuetb  inou^Ij . £Qbfrbe  of 
theft  is  of  fo  Scop  ai*b  founo  a mpnb.that  a man  map  fafelp  put 
frim  in  trttft  inttb  a benefits  ©ne  oittragetb  in  Lccberic:ano« 
tberftruetbbisPatmcbejonotherisgtuenaUtoogapne.anB 
pet  bet  Ijatb  the  Diuell  anb  all  alrcotc : another  to  attepnteb 
Inttb  enupe:ano  another  is  rebp  to  ronnebppott  the  &too?bcs 
point  through  ambition  ♦ hereunto  an  uulneffc  of  unt  anb  ba- 
ting olb  age,  anb  contrartbopfe  the  turmopling  anb  continent 
all  bnqnietncfft  of  a reftlefTempnb  ♦ Snb  hcerunto  the  ouerre* 
garbing  ofamannes  otunefelf,  anb  bio  If  raitnge  fuelling  foj 
tebicht  he  to  too  bee  befppfeb.Iffthat  (hall  31  fpcake  of  the  fro- 
toarbncfleofftiche  as  firpue  toobee  cumbtoarting , o?  of  the 
IpghtnelTe  of  fttche  as  are  cuer  fifking  too  anb  fro  / put  bntoo 
tbefe,  heabie  ralhnelTe , anb  fearfulnclTe  mbit  be  newer  gtueth 
faithful!  coitfell.anb  a tljonfanb  other  errours  that  me  tumble 
(ntoo.-as  the  malapmbjagging  of  them  that  be  moftcoboarb* 
lp,thebifco?c  of  them  that  bee  moft  familiar,anb  ( mhiche  io  a 
romon  malaoie)the  trufttng  of  thole  that  bee  moll  bnfucr , the 
befpp?mg  of  thinges  that  men  haue  in  polTeiKon , anb  the  mif- 
fing foj  (uche  thinges  as  there  is  no  hope  too  obtepne* 

<£ekcfl  thoufaithfulnelfe  mhiehe  is 
a thing  moft  quiet,  among  the  affec* 
ttons  mbirbe  are  thinges  moft  bn* 
quiet?  3!f  thou  let  the  treble  Jmage 
of  our  Ipfe  before  thee,  thou  unite 
thinkethou  bebolbcfttbepo?trap* 
tttreof  a great e Citic  that  is  taken, 
tobereal  regarb  of (hame  anb  right 
is  fhaken  of,  9 fo?ee  rctgneth  in  ftcb 
otiage  abitpce,as  tnotigo  a trumpet  mere  blomen  to  make  ha* 
ttocke  of  al  things. ^either  fire  no?  fmoojb  is  fpareb*,mtfefcaf 
is  broken  Ioocefrom  lain:  anb  religion  itfelf.inhich  hath  (heel* 
beb&upplpantesewenaraib  the  meapons  of  their  enemies, 

<8g.i(»  cannot 


' 1 he  ieuenth  bdofce 

cannot  (lop  them  atoljitfront  their  conning  to  c^efpoplc.Onc 
fnatebes  out  of  a p^puatc  place, another  out  of  a publik  place, 
fUittorp  out  of  an  bnbalotoco  place, ano  tlje  fourth  out  of  a ba* 
lopjieo  place , 3rbts  mam  brakes  oppe,  that  man  leapes  oner, 
another  man  miflpkjing  tbenarrotoncs  of  bis  toate,  ouertljjo* 
toetij  the  thinges  that  Hop  him,  ano  commetlj, too Ijtolufeer  bp 
calling  ooiute  of  thinges.  © ne  toafietb  tottbout  bluolbeo.ano: 
tber  beares  hieboottein  bluoote  hanoe , ano  tberets  nontan 
but  be  catches  fommetobat  from  another  man , 3fn  this  gree* 
run  effect  manktnoe,Pcrelptijott  art  tootoo  fojgetfull  of  the 
coman  cace , tobtclje  feekeft  a foherman  among  fnatchcrs . 3If 
thou  hee  gr eeueo  at  tbankleffc  per  (ones , bee  grecueo  alfo  at 
rpottous  perfones,  hee  grecueo  at  ntgaroes  ,bee  grecueo  at 
Outbade  folkes,bec  greeiieo  at  fikfolke.at  milhapen  folke,ano 
at  palefolke . 3It  is  in  oeeoe  a greeuoufe  fault , an  intolerable 
fault , a fault  that  b jeafcetb  the  felotolbip  of  mankinoe , ano  a 
fault  that  cutteth  afunoer  the  conco  joe  tobertoitb  our  toeake* 
neffe  is  onoerp?oppeo , ano  tb?otoetb  it  too  the  grounoe . Jf3c* 
uertheleffe , it  is  fo  comon  a thing , that  not  euen  l;e  that  com* 
plapneth  mod  of  it, can  cleere  himfelf  of  tt* 

CCfr  e*jcjrt3ut*Cijapiter* 

famine  thpfelf  tobitber  thou  bade  renoe* 
r eo  kinoneffc  too  euerp  man  that  ocfcruco 
it  at  tbp  ljanoeto?  tobitber  there  toas  euer 
ante  goooturnelodbppontheero?  tobitber 
thou  beare  inmittoe  alltlje  gooo  tttrncs 
that  encr  toerc  ooone  thee : ano  thou  (halt 
feethat  the  thinges  tehtclje  tocregiuett 
in  thp  chilohoooe , mere  forgotten  ere  thou  toad  a drippling; 
ano  that  tlje  thinges  tobiche  toere  hedotoeo  bppon  thee  in  thp 
pouth,continetoeo  not  dil  in  mtnoe  onto  tbpne  olo  age.&ome 
thinges  tocehaue  tod,  fommetoce  banc  cad  front  os , famine 
baue  krept  out  of  our  light  bp  little  ano  little , ano  from  forne 
toee  ourfelues  Ijaue  turneo  our  epeg.Coo  tl;e  enoe3I  maieejt* 

!cufe 


of  Benefiting.  up, 

xufetbp  toeafenetrefo^ceyficftmcniojie  ts  brittle,  ami  not 
ftiffincnt  fo?  tbenomberof  tbinges . 31t  mug  necoes  fence  out 
as  niuebe  as  it  takttb  in,  ano  ouetlap  tbeftirineft,  tbinges 
toitb  tbe  netoeft, fe>o  rommctb  it  too  paflc  tljat  tijp  jftiurce  can 
beare  no  ftuap  toitb  tbee,  bpcattfe  tbe  age  mfetoing  batlj  fapetJ 
berbenefite  faroffroin  tbp  bamie  ,^>o  rommctb  it  too  paffe 


ittoo paffe, tljat  tobple  tbou  art bu?te  in  fetoingfo’ tb££om 
fuHbip,  o?  fianoetf  for  tbepreeftoc,  be  tbatgauc  tijec  bis  bopce 
fo?  tbe  Creature  rtbip  is  forgottcn,lDcrat>uirlure>tf  tbou  fercb 
tbpfelf  tl;?ouglp,tbe  fault  that  tbou  loofceftfo? , toitbee  fortnoe 
intbpne  otone  bofomme.^bou  ooofi  tojongtoo  beeangrtc 
toitlj  a generall  fault, ano  tbou  booeft  foolilblp  in  not  being 
angrie  toitb  tbpne  otone  fault.Coo  tbeenbe  tbou  mapft  bee  ac= 
guittec  tbpfelf , beare  toitb  others  ♦ Sbou  niapell  percbaunct 
tnabc  bim  better  bp  forbearing  bim,  but  tbou  (bait  coutlefle 
makebimtooopfebp  bpbjapaing bmt.Cbcre is  no  reafon  that 
tbou  fljouloefi  barccn bis  ljarte:31f there  bee  antelbame  left  in 
bim.giuebim  feaue  too  keepe  it  * 2D  ft  tpmes  tobere  as  Ibaroe 
bias  but  fommetoljat  ctajeo  ,tbe  otteropen  reprouing  of  itoe= 
facetb  it  altoogitber,  jioman  is  albameo  too  bee  that,  tobrebe 
be  is  feene  to  bee*3  man  grotoetb  patt  Ibame  totjen  be  is  open* 
Ipoeteeteo. 


IT>aue  log  ntp  gossturne*.  Doo  tot 
ternie  tbetbtnges  ioil  tobicbe  toee 
tjauc  confccratec  too  a fjoltc  bfe 
benefice  is  of  :be  nSber  of  $ tbinges 
that  are  balotoeb,pea  tljougb  ttljauc 
iUfuectlletobereas  it toastoell  be* 
fiotoes.  * pe  ts  not  tbe  manne  toee 
tooke  lum  forties  us  continetoe 

fucbeastoeetoereybnltketoobim. 

®be  iolfetoas  euen  tljembut  it  appeereb  not  nil  noto.9  tbak* 
iefleperfone  is  not  bpougbt  to  Ugbt  tottbout  our  oasnelhame, 

(Sg.iiii  betaule 


The  feuenth  booke 

tuccaufe  our  fpnoing  of  fault  toitlj  cTjc  Ioffe  of  out  benefite,  in  i 
token  luce  iooken  not  melt  too  eke  beQoming  of  tt  * 3s  muebe 
ag  me  can, let  ns  picatsc  bis  cacc  mitb  ourfelucs,  thus  t perao* 
ttentare  be  mill  it  not,  peraoueuture  bee  mill  ooo  it  hereafter. 
<Cf)e  patient  ano  mpfe  Creotto?  bath  mate  fonte  Dettcrs  too 
"become  gooo,b?  bearing  mitb  them  ano  bp  tendering  tbeir 
tact  tottb  refptt.'Sbe  fame  thing  muff  mee  Boo.C£t«  mufl  ebe- 
tiftc  the  fainting  faitfi. 

fpaue  tone  mp  goon  tame  * . Chat* 
foo!e,tbou  Di  feerne  ft  not  the  tpmtg 
oftbp  lofTe.'Cf  bou  baft  loft  itinreco: 
but  tbatmasat  tljpflrltbeltoming 
oftt.ano  nob)  it  is  come  too  fight* 
Difctetton  batb  greatlp  pjeuapleo 
euen  intljofe  tbinges  that  Icemen 
aegooo as  loft,  3s  the  oifeafes  of 
the  botue  are  too  bee  banbleo  foftlp, 
fo  are  the  oifeafes  of  the  mpno  alfo . ©ftentpwes  tbe  thing 
that  toouto  baue  bin  imtootmo  mitb  lepfure , is  broken  of  bp 
tbe  rougbnefle  of  fjtm  that  pulfesit  out,  fUljatncene  emit 
mooses  .?mbat  neeoes  complaint /mljat  nceoetb  b?amling? 
JSBbp  oooft  tbou  otfcfjarge  bint  ? 3Bbp  ooolt  tbou  fee  bim  go  ? 
3f  be  bee  ontljankfull,  nolo  ometb  be  tbeenotbtng.OTat  rca- 
fon  is  it  too  fet  him  on  a cfjafenppoh  teljont  tboti  baft  beltomco 
mauietbinges,tbatofa6outfufl  freeno  bee  map  beecomean 
Jmooutetjencmie,anofeeke,too  erettfe  btmfelfe  bp  rapftng  a 
flatmoer  nppon  tbee  ? Ebete  are  tnom  that  mill  fapj  am  fure 
there  is  fome  greate  matter  in  it,  that  be  cottlD  not  bcaremttb 
bim  too  mborn  be  mas  fo  mucb  beboloen.^ornembac  tbere  is 
in  it . ffbere  ts  noman  but  bee  map  ffapne  tbeeftimation  of  bis . 
better  bp  complapning  of  bim, although  hr  btterlp  Deface  btni 
not.  J2eptber  mill  a manne  bee contenteo too furmp^e Ipgbt 
tbinges , mbtn  l;ee  feeketb  creoit  bp  rtjc  greatneffe  of  bis  bn* 
trutljcjef* 


ofBenefyting  120. 

CC^X^apttcr; 

©to  much  is  the  other  toay  bette^toberby 
the hope  of  frenofhippe  is  referueo  to  him, 
pea  alto  the  berie  frenoflrip  itfeif,  if  be  totll 
return  too  bis  right  myno?  to  tlfull  gooo- 
neffe  ouercommetb  euiUmen.Sno  thereto 
notany  manfo  bar&barteo  jnepfo  oeaoly 
an  enemy  in  bis  myna  agrinft  things  that 
aretoopthietoo  hee  loueo , but  be  iouetb  gooo  men  euen  toben 
be  is  at  bis  toopltfpecially  fyno  ing  btmfelf  bebolo  entoo  them 
euen  in  this  refpett  aifo , that  bee  fuifepnetb  no  offpleafure  at 
their  banoesfop  notrequyting » ^herefope  bcnoetbyfcif  too 
thincfce  thus : ip?  feynoneflc  is  bnrequpteo : tobat  Ibal  3!  boo? 
Cuen  as  the  €5oos  the  bed  patternes  of  alltbinges  000,  toho 
begin  too  benefite  ntan  toben  he  bnotoes  it  not,  ano  conttneto 
it  totoaroesbim  toben  bee  is  bnthankfuU  fop  it  * £uie  char=> 
geth  them  tot  th  careleflencfTe  of  os,  another  toitlj  tmiuoiflfe* 
mtncflMnotbetbiro tbyuttes  thentoutof  this toopio, ano 
leaues  them  alone,  flotljfuU  9 uumpifl)  1 totthout  light  op  toith* 
out  tooopktng.$no  tohereas  toee  beebeboloen  too  the  ^>onne 
fop  our  oiliimtion  bettoeene  the  tpme  of  labour  ano  Heii : fop 
efcaping  the  confujten  of  enolcfle  nyght  fo  as  toee  bee  not 
opotoneo  inoarfcneire:fopgoucrntng  the'  yereby  hto  courfe,fop 
ttouritbingof  our  booyes , fop  malting  f&oes  too  fppout  feoptb 
ano  fop  rypemng  of  our  frutcs : joctthcre.are  that  terme  bin* 
fomefyriedone.opabaHoffppepacfeeo  together  by  cbaunce,^ 
tobat  yeeelfe  toiil  rather  than  a @00.  SI  no  yet  fop  ailtbat , the 
©nos , lyfcc gcoo parcntes  that Iniyje at  the  ill  language  of 
their  young  Chtlopen , ccafe  not  too  heape  benriitesuppon 
thofethatoout  ofy  ^uthops  of  tbermbutboloing  on  toith  their 
gcooneflfein  cqttall  rate.ooo  Bifmbute  them  ten  all  j2acions, 
hautng  this  one  ppepertic  peculiar  too  tljemfelues, namely  to 
boo  goao.^hey  befppinclethe  earth  toith  fc'afonab'te  Oiotocrst 
they  rnoue  the  &eastoith  tbetotnocsithey  oiffeuer  the  tymes 
by  the  courfe  of  tlx&wres 1 tljey  meciteu  both  t!je  Winter 


The  feuenth  fcobke 

ann.tlje  Corner  toitfetfeeittterconrfeof  ameefoer  atrc:y  quiet* 
Ip  and  tnerctfutyp  uoo  tfeep  beare  tottfe  clje  errour  of  our  djejpe 
faults  Act  dsfolosbtfeeft  erapleXet  usgiue  ftill,  tfeougfe  bode 
Ijatte  giuen  manptfemges  tnuapne  afoje.  Ictus  gtue  ncucr- 
tfeeleflebntoootfeers : pealnd  letds  gtue  ageine  too  # f$it^ 
. patties  bp  fofebnt foe  featte  fuftepned  Ioffe, Cfee  falling  aotinecf 
afpoufencucrmauc  man  afrapa'too  buffo , anfeenour  dfoel« 
ling  is  confumcd  bp  jfpjc , foce  lap  foundation  ageine  ere tfee 
ffoojebretfemigb  cola : an&fobtn  Cities  arc  aeftropea  , foce 
oftentpmcs  rccretbcm  agetn  on  the  fame  pfot.^oftubbojne 
is cljempn»Eofoafo gooo dope. Rennes  mooses  fooulabee 
at  a point botfee  fep^ea  and  dp  Land , tf  tjcp  lifted  not  too  ad-- 
uentureageinbppontfetngesmifdecaped. 


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Cis  a man dntbanbful,|)c  featS  not 
jfetirt  mee,but  feimfelfc . Solicit  'Si  fed* 
Sftofoed  ntp  ^cnefttc  , 31  bfed  it  as  31 
jjtfeougfet  good  ♦ 3nd  31  foilnot  tfeerc- 
jjfo?cbcc  tfee  flofoer,but  tfee  foarer  in 
j.giutng  Aookc  tofeat  3!  featte  loft  in 
ntfeis  man,3!  fotU  recouerin  another, 
i,'jDca3}teill  doo  tfee  fame  man  good 

_ ______ jft tlltafea  IpfcC  a good  feulfeanoman,  3| 

foiUottercome  tfee  barrenuefle  of  the  topic,  foitfe  compose  and 
tiltfe.^feaucloftmpgoodturnc,  and  feccfeatfe  loft  allmennes 
Ijartcs.  3lt  is  no  point  ofnoble  cojage  too  giue  and  loje^but 
footo^eanagtuc,  . * 

FINIS. 


All  honour,  thankes,  and  prayfe 

bee  giuen  too  God  always 


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